Disabling AirPort Extreme Card auto-connect?

Is there a way to set one wireless network as the default or chosen one? I have iMac G5 and it is constantly reverting to a neighbor's network even though the signal is weaker. I can manually switch it back to mine but in time it will find the other again. Any suggestions?

Choosing your preferred AirPort network

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    We have installed the extreme card and it sees the network, and others, but simply will not connect " There was an error etc" anybody any ideas.....

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    Don, thanks for the reply.
    In this case, it's not a problem with my ISP, as I can access Internet sites from other systems connected to my wireless/LAN router that are connected on the LAN.
    It's not a problem with the wireless side of the wireless router, as I can connect from other wireless systems.
    I do have problems where resetting the router is the only cure, but this isn't one of them!
    The symptoms I was having on the Mac side were:
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    b) I clicked it, and did 'Turn AirPort off', then 'on' again - this usually 'kicks' most problems.
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  • Disable my airport extreme card

    hello all. i have recently bought a WN825 pcmcia card for my powerbook g4. It has a broadcom chipset so when plugged in it tricks the airport software into thinking its an airport extreme card. The problem is having two wireless cards connected at the same time causes a conflict and i often get problems when booting up.
    naturally, i have tried to disable airport via the main tool bar but it also disables the pcmcia card. i basically need to disable the airport extreme card but keep the airport software running so that it recognises my broadcom third party card. (recognised as cardbus). i have also tried to disable port config in prefs, but again this disables airport completely.
    i have searched discussions and found only 1 archived post on this which didn't help. there must be a way of doing this?
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    AppleAirPortFW.kext
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    mv AppleAirPortFW.kext AppleAirPortFW.kext.disabled
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    rm Extensions.kextcache
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  • AirPort Extreme Card recognizes networks but won't connect - HELP!

    hello forumites,
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    did a complete erase and install
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    firstly, tesserax, a tremendous thank you for your help. unfortunately, i tried each step you suggested, but the problem continues.
    step 1: i have tried and failed to connect to several different networks in a handful of locations (home, work, friend's house, local coffee shop, etc.).
    step 2: i have disabled my own wireless encryption as well as the wireless encryption at a friends house, however, to do so i had to use their ibook, as my own either didn't list the base station in the AirPort utility (although it did list the base station in the AirPort status pull down), or it asked for a password even though the base station wasn't password protected (maybe this may add some insight into the issue?).
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    step 4: i moved the the com.apple.networkConfig.plist file and and the SystemConfiguration folder to the desktop and restarted. unfortunately, OS did NOT rebuild the files. instead, i had to go through the network diagnostics to rebuild them manually. while the files were replaced, the problem was not solved.
    step 5: i reset the PRAM, but the problem still exists.
    step 6: i reset the PMU, but the problem still exists.
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    after having attempted every fix i could think of (and that was before posting to this forum) i did a full erase and install of the OS. since that's usually the cure all to whatever ails the computer, it's my assumption that the issue is a physical (hardware) one. that said, if you have any other suggestions i will be more than happy to give them a shot.
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    brad

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    My thread Airport extremem card can't hang onto wifi signal - what to do? in the "Getting Online" forum hasn't generated a solution, so I'm trying here too.
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  • Airport Extreme Card (will not automatically connect to home network)

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    a) Disconnected ethernet cable from WL router to Macmini.
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    5b) In Syst. Prefs. in "Sharing" folder turned Internet Sharing off. But set "Share your connection from Airport" to computers using: Airport with check-mark. (No Built-in Ethernet and no Built-in FireWire!)
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    6b) Clicking on "Connect" brought up the mounted drive of the other computer.
    Result: Wireless network operational.
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