A probe is basically a device looking for another device.
You can only easily connect to an access point that isn\'t WEP encrypted and isn\'t using MAC access control.
If you can see an IP address for the AP, then it isn\'t MAC controlled.
I\'ve setup a Wireless LAN configuration (using the Network Setup applet) called \"Public WAN\" with these parameters:
Non-specific ESSID (\"ANY\")
WEP disabled
Obtain TCP/IP automatically
Obtain DNS automatically
No proxy
This allows me to connect to most open APs that I\'ve found.
Once you\'ve set up the WLAN config, select it from the list using the \"globe\" icon that appears on the taskbar when you insert your WLAN card, then select \"connect\".