+John Teacake MVC Posted September 22, 2003 MVC Share Posted September 22, 2003 Hello People, Today i fired up my pc and my wireless network software detected another rouge network (apart from my home one). I was just wondering what it was because i live in the middle of nowhere and its unlikely that someone else will have a wireless network near me (theres hardly any houses with computers). i was wondering if it might be a network that i could get wireless internet, i so hope it is. I have included an attached image. The only thing was that it has a strange SSID. I was wondering if anyone picked up this network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted September 22, 2003 Share Posted September 22, 2003 thats someones wireless adapter that is running in AD Hoc somewhere, some place. Its not an AP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted September 22, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 22, 2003 you don't have WEP enabled on your wireless network? it'd be funny if thats some other guy leeching YOUR internet hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted September 22, 2003 Author MVC Share Posted September 22, 2003 But its not myn :huh:, I dont understand. So its not an access point so i can get wirless internet i didnt think so it was just a thought. Im certain that there are no other wireless networks in the area. So does anyone know what it could be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted September 22, 2003 Author MVC Share Posted September 22, 2003 (edited) you don't have WEP enabled on your wireless network? it'd be funny if thats some other guy leeching YOUR internet hehehe Theres no one that would be leeching my internet. I have crappy dial up (broadband not avalible or i would have it :rolleyes: ) there would be no point and there would be no one to leech off it. It just looked strange. the computer thats picking it up is never connected to the internet. My pc picks it up my laptop doesnt. I didnt think there was any point putting WEP on it, first there would be no one to steal my bandwidth and secondly its only a home network for sharing printers etc nothing private on it. Edited September 22, 2003 by Sawyer12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted September 22, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 22, 2003 hey man, i'm not saying its right or wrong.. what you do with your own stuff is your perogative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted September 22, 2003 Author MVC Share Posted September 22, 2003 yeah i suppose i was just saying so that i could rule it out of the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted September 22, 2003 Author MVC Share Posted September 22, 2003 what does WZC SSID Clear mean, if i connect to this network what can i expect. Is there anyway i could find out what computers are on this network if i connected to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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