I was quite suprised lately when I hit the refresh button, 5 networks were
shown all but one unsecured also ! What's the situation where YOU are ?

"I know everything" <00000@00000.000> wrote in message
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I've only got one other and thats also a netgear!

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:34:13 +0000, JPD wrote:

4 - one unsecured.

Signal strength varies from 2% to 12%

"I know everything" <00000@00000.000> wrote in message
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8 ... and only 3 of those are secure - and one of those is ours ;o)

In article <441bf6be@news.greennet.net>,
I know everything <00000@00000.000> wrote:
Just because a network is marked as "insecure" doesn't mean you can
actually use it.

-- Richard

I know everything wrote:
In St. James's, London where we have an office, my Sony laptop detects
15 WLAN's.

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:30:12 -0000, Gizmo
<Gizmo@home.now> wrote:

6 ... and only 1 of those is insecure - and that one is mine.

OTOH I know the WEP keys for some of those that are 'secure' - so they
are not really 'secure' at all, whereas doing anything with my
'insecure' WLAN would necessitate having the certificates to establish
a VPN over it (all other traffic being blocked). Given the choice,
I'd 'trust' the insecure WLANs round here far more than I'd trust the
secure ones. YMMV.

I know everything wrote:
In different rooms 6 but three are mine.
If I walk 50m there are another 4, all unsecured except mine.

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:59:13 -0000, "I know everything"
<00000@00000.000> wrote:

after moving house and not having ADSL installed :-/
Felt like Ronnie Biggs for a few weeks there!

Lee.
--
lee at w2designs dot co dot uk

If I have one flaw, it's that I'm a perfectoinist.

There are 6 wireless networks around me. All but one secure. 3 of those are
using WPA, 2 using WEP and 1 without any encryption.

Dan

I know everything wrote:
Absolutely ZERO.

Two including ours.
Anyone with a count higher than three must have fun with interference..


--
Colin
*Drop DEAD from the email address to reply*

Beck wrote:
That should of course say "zero apart from mine"

"cw" <usenet@fidei.DEADco.uk> wrote in message
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Don't have a wireless network myself, but had a plumber round this morning
who was a bit of an IT nut like me and he said he'd detected 5 other than
his recently and had got in on all of them.

I once picked up 11 Bluetooth devices sitting on a pretty full double decker
bus - that was fun! :-)

Try sitting in Macdonalds and looking for BT devices, also great fun!!

Dave

he situation where YOU are ?
And where are you exactly ? <g>

Dave

I know everything wrote:
I can see 2 others, both Blueyonder and only 1 secure.

"Dave Stanton" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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I know everything wrote:

When i was in Miami late last year, I turned on my laptop in the hotel
to find no less than 42 Wireless Networks available, with quite a few
ad-hoc laptops visible as well.

I resisted the temptation to 'explore'.....................

With or without the cantenna / ex-sky dish ?

I hear you can get a 50 mile range with the right equipment and line
of sight...

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