Cannot see BTHomeHub...

[snags]

I am trying to connect my wireless Mac laptop to a BTHomeHub.

The wireless symbol on the front of the BTHomeHub box is lit up, so I am assuming that wireless is enabled.

Other BTHomeHubs as well as other wireless networks in the vicinity are showing on my Mac but the HomeHub I want to connect to isn't: I cannot see it's Network Name/SSID.

Any ideas?

[ChuckFickens]

Is it a new hub? or one that's been set-up previously, if it is one that has been set-up previously do you have any computers working on it?

Also does it work if you connect to it using an ethernet cable?

[snags]

Hey chuck.

It is someone elses that I want to temporarily jump on to. I'm using their PC now to write this but don't know if it via wireless.

I do know they use a laptop wirelessly too from here. Looking on the back of the HomeHub box now, the Ethernet1 and broadband cables are connected.

[snags]

''Also does it work if you connect to it using an ethernet cable?''

Haven't tried the Mac as I don't want to start messing around/disconnecting their cables.

I also appear to be using their wireless PC mouse right now...

[ChuckFickens]

They have probably setup the security on the hub to hide the SSID (the wireless name)

try clicking below

http://bthomehub.home/

does that take you to the admin pages for the hub? if it does look about in the wireless settings to see if you can find the option to hide/unhide the SSID (it's bugger all use as a security feature, just makes life hard having it hidden)

[snags]

''does that take you to the admin pages for the hub?''

Yes. I can see all the broadband details such as upstream/downstream/data transmitted/received etc.

Under the 'my home network' heading it shows 'no wireless or USB devices connected' but 'ethernet' is...