DO you think its cheeky going on a wirless network which isnt yours? Only reason i ask is i got a new laptop and its detecting a wireless net which is mine! lol Its a low connection signal but still I live in a detached house so next door must have pretty strong signal. It comes up as 3com


Its ok to talk via msn etc save using up my connection while im d/ling on main comp

 

lol go for it

 

You'll be amazed how many unsecure wireless networks there are in the city of london

 

i use someone elses on the lasppy when its hot, in the garden, normally listing to radio on it

+when im out and about allways use the ipaq to check mails etc!

A lot of people buy these things with next to no understanding

 

yes, do it... their own fault for not securing the bloody thing

also rememmber, just becasue it's broadcastin the SSID doesnt mean its not running WEP or WPA encryption.

altho if the thing's still called 3COM then i doubt it

 

No mate, Its cool

I do at loads, hang the wifi box out the window on a USB cable and never pay for net access again

 

Since I used to deal with "abuse" complaints aimed at people who had left their wireless networks unsecured, and remembering the amount of work in persuading them that their unsecure wireless network was allowing people to abuse their connection (I still laugh at the person who claimed there was no-one else with access to his house to plug a cable into his wireless router - he eventually clicked, took a while ), I'd suggest popping round to your neighbour and letting him know...

 

oh ye go for it... there are so many un-secure networks I had to get me one of these

https://www.canarywireless.com/shop/...2DFi+Detectors

 

as said just cos u can see it dont mean you can get on it

mine has hidden SSID, WEP encryp'd and MAC address access control plus disabled ping from outside and its hardware firewalled Come hack me I dare you

 

Yea, offer to set up his security for him, but keep a note of the key

 

even if they are encypted/ hidden etc, these programs out there that will get around it!

Aircrack anyone

 

Fil, got a link to Aircrack?

 

nope, found it on google tho, should come up on the first page?

 

aircrack gets around wep keys but what if the SSID is hidden and you have wireless mac address control

 

still perfectly feasible Kev... it'd just take a while. WEP is a pretty poor encryption protocol from what I've been told. Somethign to do with initialisation vectors meaning that 128 bit encryption isn't actually 128 bit encryption. Granted, most home users aren't going to go to any further lengths than that, (if they do bother at all!) and generally it's adequate, but there are better ways, such as using ipsec/l2tp over a vpn client etc...

 

dunno about that then, but i bet with a bit of net searching there will be other programs

 

PMSL you should see the amount of networks you can get on round here in london!

Netstumbler and a wireless PDA and your laughing. You can even guess the default passwords for the routers and play about with the bandwith settings

 

rsnissan, if you pda is running windows 2003 then get wififofum for it freedownload much better than ministumbler IMO

 

PMSL i can only go on it in the one side of the house, as the signal is then low there so have to use my own to get out in the garden

But my wireless isnt secure either How do i make it secure?

 

RTFM

 

PMSL

super glue the router to the desk

 

cheers will give that shot

 

FPMSL!


knew i was going to get some wise comments to that, Just thinking as if i can get on my neighours they prob might go on mine! lol

 

If you put some foil on the wall between you and next door, that will stop them picking up your signal