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| Thread ID: 148231 | 2019-09-22 23:15:00 | CORUSCONFIG | Driftwood (5551) | PC World Chat |
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| 1463957 | 2019-09-22 23:15:00 | Was looking through the wifi list at my location & found one without a padlock called "CORUSCONFIG" I am assuming it may have something to do with the guys putting in the fibre ?? |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1463958 | 2019-09-23 00:08:00 | Maybe but anyone can name their WiFi net anything they like so it could be anybody. In the meantime you could log on and help yourself to free wifi. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1463959 | 2019-09-23 00:53:00 | In the meantime you could log on and help yourself to free wifi. Im sure CliveM was only joking but ... DONT do that . (for several reasons) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1463960 | 2019-09-23 01:37:00 | Several?? | Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1463961 | 2019-09-23 01:55:00 | Several?? - legal issues - moral issues : stealing off your neighbors (it may be the neighbors wifi ) - security issues : you dont know where or what that internet data is being funneled through . - You are logging onto an unknown network, so the 'owner' might start trying to hack into your laptop - speed issues, being some distance away , chances are its not going to be a good wifi connection anyway |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1463962 | 2019-09-23 02:14:00 | Fair enough. I was suprised to find eleven listings showing in a residencial street. There was also a unsecured wireles printer. The houses are not very close together either. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1463963 | 2019-09-23 02:16:00 | - legal issues - moral issues : stealing off your neighbors (it may be the neighbors wifi ) - security issues : you dont know where or what that internet data is being funneled through . - You are logging onto an unknown network, so the 'owner' might start trying to hack into your laptop - speed issues, being some distance away , chances are its not going to be a good wifi connection anyway All really valid comments. As an aside a few weeks ago one of my neighbors must have acquired a new TV, I think with build in Chrome Cast. It showed up on my equipment as "Mums TV". It was very tempting to adopt it and start playing, say, a YouTube video on their TV. The moral of that story is if you do get a Chrome Cast as a built in device or for that matter any WiFi gear set it up properly as soon as possible or you leave yourself vulnerable to unexpected problems |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1463964 | 2019-09-23 02:44:00 | - legal issues - moral issues : stealing off your neighbors (it may be the neighbors wifi ) - security issues : you dont know where or what that internet data is being funneled through . - You are logging onto an unknown network, so the 'owner' might start trying to hack into your laptop - speed issues, being some distance away , chances are its not going to be a good wifi connection anyway Depends what you are going to use it for. Um, certain things spring to mind......LOL. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1463965 | 2019-09-23 03:42:00 | unsecured Wireless is dangerous, anything can happen. Many years ago, was at a persons place and the neighbours wireless was unsecure, the lady I was doing the work for called them to warn, but the owner didn't believe it and said nothing to worry about, then asked why the problem - whats the worry. (This was on a speaker Phone) I said would you like me to show you the "problem" -- next thing she went what the F **** her printer had started printing a test page -- As I pointed out the printer was easy - the rest of your computer is easy to get into and internet usage ( if anyone wanted to ). next job - across the road :D |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1463966 | 2019-09-23 04:45:00 | And I had one at a certain flooring company in Gore, their previous tech had setup their modem etc so they said. Wide open, a few doors along from the backpackers. |
piroska (17583) | ||
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