People who don't secure their wi-fi

WorkoutHHH · 09-19-2007, 04:31 PM

My wireless isn't secure

retired_srini_aug1 · 09-19-2007, 04:32 PM

my wireless is now secure. Although i thank the internet cafe below my flat for having an unprotected wireless connection that i used for 6 weeks before BT sorted out my phoneline :thup:

hanouda · 09-19-2007, 04:40 PM

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Originally posted by batch:
My old router wasnt secured for a couple of years because i had to reset it that often i just gave up with the securing bit in the end. New one is all secure though.

IIRC when my brother scans for networks to join on his laptop only two show up - ours and the chap across the road who has his secured - which i'm pretty surprised about, that is of course, unless you can secure it and not have it show up at all when someone else scans for a network

Yeah you can hide the name of the network, but again it'll stop casual users but even an amateur hacker can get round it.

retired_nafrally · 09-19-2007, 04:42 PM

What does VPN do? I find that WEP and mac address filtering is enough.

retired_dawn12302 · 09-19-2007, 06:46 PM

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People who don't secure their wi-fi

. . . deserve everything they get.

retired_kkaigle · 09-19-2007, 07:03 PM

Wasn't davidbowie just being sarcastic rather than retarded? Apologies if not (and sympathy to db).

retired_ehoff15 · 09-19-2007, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by pandaLUFC:
Wasn't davidbowie just being sarcastic rather than retarded? Apologies if not (and sympathy to db).

i doubt it. he does that quite regularly.

retired_Rynny · 09-19-2007, 08:36 PM

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Originally posted by JK Galgreefe:
i set mine up to be unsecured, but only the only MAC addresses it allows to connect are mine, my mum's and my sister's.

i reckon i could get it to log the MAC addresses of any thieving arsehole that tried to connect and then wirelessly cause rape to happen to them. something for the weekend i guess.

you can fake mac addresses

retired_mandyg · 09-19-2007, 10:29 PM

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Originally posted by qwerty2k:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by JK Galgreefe:
i set mine up to be unsecured, but only the only MAC addresses it allows to connect are mine, my mum's and my sister's.

i reckon i could get it to log the MAC addresses of any thieving arsehole that tried to connect and then wirelessly cause rape to happen to them. something for the weekend i guess.

you can fake mac addresses

</BLOCKQUOTE>

You need to know the MAC addy you are spoofing though.

retired_mohajer_to_no_w · 09-19-2007, 10:59 PM

This has reminded me of something

Its probably me just being paranoid, its probably my **** router(bt home hub) but...

some afternoons (never the morning or night) my laptop will not connect to my network for one reason or another but suspicions arose in my mine that someone else could be using my network thats why i cannot connect. What is the liklyhood of this or am i just paranoid?

It is secured btw

People who don't secure their wi-fi

Grab a beer, sit back and relax.

People who don't secure their wi-fi