Crashing other people's wireless networks

[Wee Dave]

It's great, is this :D I'm on my laptop surfing the web through someone else's wireless network... fantastic!

Why aren't they stopping me being able to do this?

[Edmundo]

What kind of download speeds are you getting?

[PAZ]

It's great, is this :D I'm on my laptop surfing the web through someone else's wireless network... fantastic!

Why aren't they stopping me being able to do this?

Because quite a lot of the wireless network software seems to be defective so that its password protection doesn't work! Or because your neighbour is a doofus...

[Alex]

Maybe they left it open on purpose. http://www.consume.net/

[Beesnut]

Because quite a lot of the wireless network software seems to be defective so that its password protection doesn't work! Or because your neighbour is a doofus...

It's unlikely to be the first one,if you've got a decent system.It's more likely to be the second:when you set up your wireless account,there is an option to encrypt it,meaning put a password on it,and this will stop people like Wee Dave going on your internet.Strongly recommended for anyone who hasn't done it on theirs.

[FarnhamBee]

Maybe they left it open on purpose. http://www.consume.net/

I leave my access point open on purpose - I've told the neighbours if they want to use it that's fine - if it starts to affect my surfing/downloads to any great extent I'll change it but I haven't had a problem yet.

If your broadband is an unlimited one why not share it?

:sorted:

[CJC]

I was getting 11mb/s wireless net connection from somewhere for a while, but the connection has gone now. I think it might have been the university, looking at the whois on the IP address, but seeing as I'm a couple of miles from the main buildings, and there's nothing like an antenna where I have my room, it confused me.

[rock_on_u_bees]

Hellooooo :D
How do you set up a password thingymajigamy?!
Want to stop all the pesky neighbours from nicking my internet :yes:
I have a netgear router if that helps?!
Thanking youuuu :bound: :wave:

[Banana]

Hellooooo :D
How do you set up a password thingymajigamy?!
Want to stop all the pesky neighbours from nicking my internet :yes:
I have a netgear router if that helps?!
Thanking youuuu :bound: :wave:

The netgear router manual will help.

[markbfc]

The netgear router manual will help.

lol

[rock_on_u_bees]

it doesn't though :cry:

[Simon C]

it doesn't though :cry:

Because it was written by people like Banana.

[Banana]

it doesn't though :cry:

http://www.askbobrankin.com/wireless_security.html


Here's a screenshot for a NetGear router that supports the WPA standard:

WPA networks require a password -- sometimes called a passphrase or Pre-Shared Key (PSK) -

[rock_on_u_bees]

i worked it out in the end, thanks though :wave:

[FarnhamBee]

Had free access for the past 2 weeks :sorted:

What goes around comes around - my AP at home is open to whoever wants it, I'm with Alex on this :wave:

[Mad Bee]

Had free access for the past 2 weeks :sorted:

What goes around comes around - my AP at home is open to whoever wants it, I'm with Alex on this :wave:

Me too :sorted: :sorted:

[GABS]

Me too :sorted: :sorted:

Yeah but you have to crouch in a corner of the spare bedroom to pick up any signal - och aye Jimmai you cheapo lol

[Alex]

Had free access for the past 2 weeks :sorted:

What goes around comes around - my AP at home is open to whoever wants it, I'm with Alex on this :wave:

I'm not on wireless at the moment, when it goes up I will have them two APs on seperate subnets so people can use it to connect but there'll be no way for them into my lan.

[Edmundo]

What's AP?

[Infatuated Bees Alter Ego]

What's AP?

Administrative password