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| Thread ID: 116974 | 2011-03-28 08:15:00 | Wireless Acsess. | Poppa John (284) | Press F1 |
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| 1189979 | 2011-03-28 08:15:00 | Hi All . ( I don't think that is spelt right!) Anyway . When I boot up this laptop I watch the wireless window whilst it is connecting . This is the blue circle with concentric rings inside . The stronger the signal, the closr to the bullseye one gets . Our system is password protected . & is usually two rings out . However, the last two days another "DOT" has appeared, always on the outer ring . It is a Thompson014E6C, ours is a Belkin modem/router thingy . I don't think anyone is using our BB . Rather that I am picking up someone elses unprotected wireless . Is that correct? TIA . PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1189980 | 2011-03-28 08:44:00 | You are picking up someone else's wireless. Being a thomson it's not likely to be unprotected. If you try to connect to it it will most likely ask for the key. :pf1mobmini: |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1189981 | 2011-03-28 08:51:00 | You are picking up someone else's wireless. Being a thomson it's not likely to be unprotected. If you try to connect to it it will most likely ask for the key. :pf1mobmini: Just had another look, it has gone now. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1189982 | 2011-03-28 09:36:00 | You scared it! | linw (53) | ||
| 1189983 | 2011-03-28 09:41:00 | Possibly as they have shut down the PC is not online maybe. | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1189984 | 2011-03-28 19:09:00 | Possible you were just picking up the beacon frame (BF contains SSID BSSID but no actual data) usually the beacon frames carry further than the router can transmit so the receiving device thinks its in range of a network. In certain weather conditions I can pick up the BF from a router a good 250-300m away (through the walls but across open ground) but I can't actually connect because the signal is too weak. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1189985 | 2011-03-28 19:40:00 | You are picking up someone else's wireless. Being a thomson it's not likely to be unprotected. If you try to connect to it it will most likely ask for the key. :pf1mobmini: Thomson is Xtra's cheap wireless broadband router and I have struck many unprotected. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1189986 | 2011-03-28 20:22:00 | Thomson is Xtra's cheap wireless broadband router and I have struck many unprotected. Must have been turned off by the user then as every single one I've seen has a wireless key and it is printed on a sticker on the unit, much like the 2wire ones. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1189987 | 2011-03-29 04:30:00 | +1. | linw (53) | ||
| 1189988 | 2011-03-29 07:30:00 | Must have been turned off by the user then as every single one I've seen has a wireless key and it is printed on a sticker on the unit, much like the 2wire ones. Yep Like wise :thumbs: |
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