conflicting country codes nearby? what to do? cant use my own wifi in my house on my mac

I cannot access the internet on my Mac at all within my own home due to a nearby router having the incorrect country code. It should be GB, but I’ve got a US and EU country code popping up when I scan for nearby connections. How can I get rid of these so my Mac will connect to my WiFi.

MacBook Air

Posted on Sep 22, 2019 9:29 AM

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Tesserax

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Sep 22, 2019 9:51 AM in response to Daisyk36

You can't. Unless you know the owners of these wireless routers and they are willing to replace their routers with ones that are designed to be used in GB, there is nothing you can do about it directly. My guess is that they either don't know or that they do and are operating their stations illegally.

At best, you can try changing the wireless channel that your router is using to see if it can help.

Tesserax

Level 10

157,854 points

Sep 22, 2019 9:56 AM in response to Daisyk36

You're very welcome! Yes, frustrating indeed! One of the issues with Wi-Fi is interference from other sources ... and why, it's hard to beat using a wired connection when operating in a "crowded" wireless environment. Let us know if you need any further assistance with this matter.

Daisyk36 Author

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Sep 22, 2019 9:54 AM in response to Tesserax

Thank you, I will try doing this. Very frustrating :(

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conflicting country codes nearby? what to do? cant use my own wifi in my house on my mac