Re: recieving a neighbors wireless signal
- From: "Doug Jamal" <bishiv6AT@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 05:27:09 GMT
On 12-Nov-2005, mstrspy <blank@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am recieving someone elses signal in addition to my own router.
> Tried to log into the other router with 192.168.01 and couldn't get to
> it. I wanted to get the exact identity of the owner to inform the
> person that they should use encryption. Unusual thing is that the
> speed of the connection is slow download but fast upload ( I testeted
> it with dslreports.com
> Any way I can find the identity of the owner? I'm not interested in
> pirating their internet service.
> M
It is not recommended that you logon to someone else's AP in an attempt to
tell them that they should use encryption. There are a lot of people who
could care less about securing their wireless networks. To some, they have
nothing worth stealing and to others, if their wireless networks are
working, they don't want to tinker with it for fear of messing something up.
Furthermore, someone might get a little pissed at you for telling them what
they SHOULD do especially if they know what they are doing. Also some
unsecured wireless network are setup to be malicious. Still, if you feel
strongly about finding the owner of the AP whose signal you're detecting,
try going door to door and asking, especially if they have an SSID that is
different from the default, i.e, NETGEAR, LINKSYS, D-LINK, BELKIN, etcetera.
Anyway, take care.
--
Just Me, D
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