Hi there,
Just recently, a neighbour came to me asking if I could share my
internet connection with her for a nominal fee per month because she
"doesn't feel like paying the full amount to get the service set up
herself etc etc" . She stated that her brother had been at her place
and had detected I had a wireless connection (given my wireless router).
I told her that I had no interest in this arrangement at all as it is
obviously illegal and I am also concerned about the security of my
files. She has shown up a couple of times at my door since then
saying that her brother is a network analyst and would ensure the
cable company would never know about her surfing on my connection and
said all he would need is my WEP password to access it. Their
persistence is not only getting annoying, but concerning as well.
Currently, I have turned the router off and just have the cable
modem going directly into the PB but this is really an inconvenience
to me as the whole idea of buying the router was so that I could use
my PB anywhere in my place.
I would really like to know if there are any measures I can take to
protect my connection so they cannot access it and to ensure my files
are safe.
Amber
PS. It did sort of strike me as odd that even though her brother is
a Network administrator/analyst, he has not been able to get past the
WEP password. Aren't these supposed to be relatively easy to crack
if you know what you're doing ?
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