Hello All, Kindof a strange question here. Does anyone know how to control the settings for an Intel Pro Wireless 394ABG Network card via the command line? Here's what I would like to do. I have access points that have 2 separate channels, one A only and one B&G. One of my users is constantly losing his connection to the b/g channel, seemingly due to the existance of many other unsecured networks in the area. What I would like to do is make it possible for him to switch to the A channel, which has no other networks in the are when he is in the office. The problem with this is that he does not want to have to go through a lot in order to make the change when he is in the office vs. at home, so I was hoping to be able to write a script for him to click on that will make the change for him. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!

Ooops! It's an Intel Pro Wireless 3945ABG Network adapter. Thanks!

Do some research/reading on the netsh command. I'm not sure this will allow control over channels, but the netsh command does allow one to make certain changes to NIC settings. I doubt what you're asking is possible though so what you may want to do is make up a guide for the user in microsoft word. You can paste images in it which allows you to take screenshots and use them to give the user a "visual" for anything tricky. Then, copy it to their desktop so all they have to do is open it and follow the steps. Once they've done it a few times, they won't need the guide any longer.

Curt- I'll try that, thanks. As far as the word document goes, that won't fly. Being that it's the CEO of the company, he wouldn't be willing to do more than just click on an icon to make it work. It's one of those "get it fixed and don't make me do much" kind of deals. I fear he is going to be sadly dissapointed. -Mike

I don't think that the netsh command is going to do what I need it to. It looks like that command is more for network settings, as opposed to network device settings. I appreciate the suggestion though, and now have one more tool in my belt!

I was afraid of that. I never researched it beyond swapping from DHCP to static and using it to change static IP's. It's darn handy for that. Oh well, CEO or not, he may just have to learn...........lol