Automatically logging into someone else's network

There are several networks in my office complex, including my own Belkin N wireless. Every time I start up my G5, the HWUN1A Wireless utility automatically connects to somebody else's open network, rather than to mine. Mine requires a password, the other one doesn't. Is there a way to set network preferences or otherwise prevent logging onto my neighbor's network -- and always choose my network instead?

Yes, it appears as "USB Ethernet (en1)"
When I click on "Advanced" there are several panes available, but none allow me to do anything about network preferences. (I'm familiar with how to do this with Airport, as I also have a PowerBoook I use at the office.)
I've written to Hawking Technology's support people about this issue, thinking there may be something I'm missing in their network utility, but have never had a reply from them.

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