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| Thread ID: 118393 | 2011-06-02 10:27:00 | Weird: Telecom modem emitting SSID ? | hotkiwi (6379) | Press F1 |
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| 1206404 | 2011-06-02 10:27:00 | This got me stumped. A friend of mine has a Telwecom provided ADSL-2+ modem that can serve just 1 PC. It is a Thomson ST536v6. This is a wireless modem/router and is the basic of basic. Yet, the computer ses a wireless Thomson WiFi, named "Thomson018588". When you try to connect to that, it wants a WPA access key. However, there isn't one default included and I wonder if it can be used as a wireless router/modem at all. initially i thought it was maybe the neigbours network but it wasn't. I have tried leaving the WPA field open, used the phrase 'password'. But it would not progress. So is this modem, actually also a secret WiFi modem and router and is there any way to acticvate that ? Thanks |
hotkiwi (6379) | ||
| 1206405 | 2011-06-02 10:28:00 | Sorry, meant to say, this modem is not supposed to be a wireless one. | hotkiwi (6379) | ||
| 1206406 | 2011-06-02 10:32:00 | Might be onboard. Is this a laptop / desktop? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1206407 | 2011-06-02 10:45:00 | This got me stumped. A friend of mine has a Telwecom provided ADSL-2+ modem that can serve just 1 PC. It is a Thomson ST536v6. This is a wireless modem/router and is the basic of basic. Yet, the computer ses a wireless Thomson WiFi, named "Thomson018588". When you try to connect to that, it wants a WPA access key. However, there isn't one default included and I wonder if it can be used as a wireless router/modem at all. initially i thought it was maybe the neigbours network but it wasn't. I have tried leaving the WPA field open, used the phrase 'password'. But it would not progress. So is this modem, actually also a secret WiFi modem and router and is there any way to acticvate that ? Thanks Have you turned it off then rescanned for wifi networks? |
bot (15449) | ||
| 1206408 | 2011-06-02 11:01:00 | Probably a neighbours. The ST536v6 does not include a WAP. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1206409 | 2011-06-02 11:19:00 | One way to be certain, crack it open and look for WiFi chips/broadcasting antennae etc | The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1206410 | 2011-06-02 11:27:00 | Probably a neighbours. The ST536v6 does not include a WAP. One way to be certain, crack it open and look for WiFi chips/broadcasting antennae etc I agree with both here. |
bot (15449) | ||
| 1206411 | 2011-06-02 11:54:00 | Look underneath it. Is there an access key code? Or/and turn it off and refresh the network connections, see if it's still there |
Jester (13) | ||
| 1206412 | 2011-06-05 03:39:00 | Yes, first thing i thought: must be neighbours wireless. But when I switch the thing off the WIFI is gone and when I switch it on the wireless is there again. There is regretfully no access code on the bottom of the device, nor on the box it came with. So what I assume is, is that telecom gives them out to support one PC, but that it has WiFi onboard anyway, there is just no way to use it. Interesting ey ? | hotkiwi (6379) | ||
| 1206413 | 2011-06-06 04:30:00 | ST536v6 definitely does NOT have WiFi. Are you sure you actually have an ST536v6 - because I do, and it looks like the one in the attached picture. Even if you don't know the default WiFi password, just connect to the router via Ethernet and choose your own password..... |
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