Re: Can you contact the owner of an unsecured network??

Nel wrote:
Logged into my laptop in bed last night and noticed that I'd connected to someone else's connection, rather than my own.

Curiosity got the better of me and I had a bit of a peruse and quickly found as well as being unsecured, his router was also password-less and as well as my accidental connection there was FOUR other PC's/laptops connected!! I can't believe that if the owner had that much kit, he'd also know nothing about security.

Is there any way I can get a message to him, even offering to help him set it up?


Nothing unusual. They ask the "experts" at the big box store what to buy, take it home, plug it in and when the LEDs light up and they can use the notebook out on the deck it is mission accomplished.
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