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453652 2006-05-10 08:31:00 Someone has been using my wireless network to access porn and download music.

And in a strange coincidence my laptop is overflowing with rude pictures and mp3's, Of course I deny everything, But will concede that those girls look great together.
Metla (12)
453653 2006-05-10 08:37:00 Someone has been using my wireless network to access porn and download music.

And in a strange coincidence my laptop is overflowing with rude pictures and mp3's, Of course I deny everything, But will concede that those girls look great together.Might be Mrs Metla .. Lucky you if it is :p
Myth (110)
453654 2006-05-10 09:01:00 Someone has been using my wireless network to access porn and download music.

And in a strange coincidence my laptop is overflowing with rude pictures and mp3's, Of course I deny everything, But will concede that those girls look great together.

haha :D
stu161204 (123)
453655 2006-05-10 09:19:00 Recently had some wireless equipment at my place which I managed to update to use WPA2. Doubt anyone would've been able to get in after that, especially considering the fact that the range was hardly enough to cover my whole house. Despite this I did keep an eye on the connections list and found nothing more than my own three clients connecting to it.

I once did try searching around for other networks in my area with some boosted reception wireless equipment (to be exact a 3Com USB wireless adaptor stuck in front of a sifter, connected to a laptop running netstumbler). Picked up about 3, of which 2 were unsecured. Hooked on to a single one to see if they had internet by loading up Google too. Nothing more than that though ;) .
technicianxp (6463)
453656 2006-05-10 14:45:00 No!

Thats the point, a friend of mine made that mistake after I warned him of it!

Just because YOUR range isnt good enough doesnt mean that somebody else cant come along with a stronger directional antennae and point it at your house from across the street. He couldnt get his laptops wireless outside his house, but yet his neighbours leeched for 2 months!

I told him... He said exactly what you said "the range is pathetic"... ;-)

p.77 huh? I have the March issue at work on my desk, will hafta have a re-read! :D

Been dying to put my K-Jam to good use aye...
Chilling_Silence (9)
453657 2006-05-10 21:04:00 Hmm yea suspected that after I was able to pick up some far off network. The WPA2 encryption probably would've kept them away though ;) technicianxp (6463)
453658 2006-05-11 01:09:00 Instead of using the aerial on the client, can you put a good aerial on the router & improve the signal for even the most crappy wireless card? I've got my router upstairs & I want to have a computer connecting wirelessly from downstairs on the other side of the house.

If my logic isn't flawed, I can replace one of the areials with a good directional one & keep the other one for the current coverage area.
Greven (91)
453659 2006-05-11 01:21:00 Greven
I have a Linksys wrt54g wireless router on the main machine and on the second a netgear wireless card separated by a floor (upstairs)and across the building and it has been working well for a few months now.
The only change I consider is instead of the wrt54g I may put a wag54g.
notechyet (4479)
453660 2006-05-11 01:37:00 Oh great/ Like all their tech stories. Watch them stuff it up and get it wrong.

I can see it next week as the lead item in One News. "WiFi hacking rife in NZ. We have the dirt. Be watching at 6 for another hyped up news item..and what will the GOV be doing about it"
paulw (1826)
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