I changed my SSID to my email address, hoping that one of my neighbors might email me and want to split the ISP costs... No luck yet :(
-----Original Message----- From: Murray Freeman [mailto:mfree...@alanet.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT Let me only say that I have 2 neighbors behind me, with one somewhat closer to my house than the other. The house that's further away has a signal so strong, it actually has more "bars" than my own. The other neighbor, closer to my house, his signal is weaker than mine. Of course it's all about placement of the router within the house. Murray -----Original Message----- From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT While troubleshooting a wireless issue with a point to point network I had with a friend, we came across a neighbor who was unsecured. If you are walking, it is exceptionally easy to identify which house a given wireless is coming from. The signal strength meter is a fairly good indicator. As we knew and liked the family, we knocked on his door and asked him how he liked his high speed internet. He indicated it was fine and why? We suggested that since he had 3 computers (we could easily identify) on it did he mind sharing with the neighborhood. We fixed it for him (and quite co-incidentally changed his channel so he wouldn't be on ours). Just a community service and all As to printing out on someone else's system, you never know how people are going to react when startled or frightened so not something I would do. Steven On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Roger Wright <rwri...@evatone.com> wrote: > I did exactly the same thing, however, my neighbor ended up doing it > himself. No free lunch for me! > > > > > > > > Roger Wright > > Network Administrator > > Evatone, Inc. > > 727.572.7076 x388 > > _____ > > > > From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:55 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT > > > > A guy I used to work with accessed his neighbors wireless, printed > something out on the neighbors printer to the effect that if he wanted > help securing his wireless network, that he would be glad to assist, > for a small fee of course. His neighbor took him up on that offer. I > think the payment was dinner. > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Jeremy Anderson > <jer...@mapiadmin.net> > wrote: > > I have a SSID in my apartment complex called "fish-tacos" > > > > And when wireless was still new - we once drove through a subdivision > and changed all the open access points to Star Wars characters. > > > > There was the Luke, Chewbacca, DarthVader, and Yoda networks. > > > > From: Mark A. Ross [mailto:ma...@sdppayroll.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:45 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection > > > > Does anyone know of a piece of hardware or software that will allow > you > > to pinpoint a WIFI connection? > > > > In other words, you are in a public location and your laptop detects 5 > unsecure WIFI hosts. > > How do you know which house is using the network name "Bongo" > > (Couldn't think of a funnier name, sorry). > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
