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Factory Name vs mine
I purchased and set up my router and wifi. I renamed my network and set a passcode separate from the factory sticker on the actual router. Now I see the factory name showing up in my computer toolb...
MJMurry wrote:
the netgear95 was factory set. Int he system tray it shows up as netgear95 ...
Please read my message and see if you can follow the instructions.
You can keep on restating you problem, but unless you follow the advice that people give you, we are going to get nowhere near to solving the problem.
If you cannot understand the messages from other people, tell us which bits baffle you. No matter how hard some of us try, it isn't always easy to put yourself into another user's shoes. You never know how familiar they are with this stuff.
Maybe this will also help:
How do I change the name on my Nighthawk router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
It has the advantage of a picture of the relevant screen.
Also when I go to controlpanel I see that the netgear95 is a public access but it will nto show up in the icon when it is not compressed to the tool bar. My named network shows.
> [...] Once I restart the rcomputer, it shows up as my network name I
> chose
Are you saying that the problem is in the computer? What does some
other computer/device say?
> Also when I go to controlpanel [...]
Blame Windows? (Blame assignment is job one.)