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When I examine my network places under network in explorer I find http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/ as a network place. Does this mean that smeone fromthere has broken into my PC and if so how can I remove it; I have no delete option for this.
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Just looks like someone's had a look at the University website and added it, rather than someone breaking into your PC. Should have a right-click option to delete it in explorer - I have it on all of the options in my Network Places folder at work.
Also - when did you first notice this? Has the PC always been yours from new, or did you get it from elsewhere?Where there's a will, there's a way to get something cheaper from somewhere else!!
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Just looks like someone's had a look at the University website and added it, rather than someone breaking into your PC. Should have a right-click option to delete it in explorer - I have it on all of the options in my Network Places folder at work.
Also - when did you first notice this? Has the PC always been yours from new, or did you get it from elsewhere?
Only noticed it to-day. Only my PC and I have never visited the site.Change is here to stay0 -
Here is an extract from an article named "My Network Places overview" in Help And Support:If your computer is connected to a workgroup that has less than 32 computers, Windows will automatically create shortcuts in My Network Places to the shared resources in your workgroup.
This suggests that another computer shared this link with yours. If so then both computers must have been using the same workgroup name, and have been running on the same network. Has anyone ever connected to your network? Or you someone elses?SIMPLE SIMON - Met a pie man going to the fair. Said Simple Simon to the pie man, "What have you got there?" Said the pie man unto Simon, "Pies, you simpleton!"0 -
No, the only computers are my desktop and laptop, both of which I operateHappyIdiotTalk wrote: »Here is an extract from an article named "My Network Places overview" in Help And Support:
This suggests that another computer shared this link with yours. If so then both computers must have been using the same workgroup name, and have been running on the same network. Has anyone ever connected to your network? Or you someone elses?Change is here to stay0 -
No, the only computers are my desktop and laptop, both of which I operate
In which case I have no idea. The only possibility I can think of if you didn't add it yourself is for another computer to have done it as per the article I referred to. But this requires the other computer to have been on the same network LAN as you with the same workgroup name.
Finding another computer using the same workgroup name would be easy enough as Microsoft preconfigure it to MSHOME, so most computers use this. If you have a wireless network, then perhaps someone broke in at some point and it happened automatically. I very much doubt this though so dont worry about it to much. If you have a wireless network, just make sure its NOT using WEP as the encryption protocol as this is easily broken. Use WPA if you have it, or WPA2.
But as I say, I wouldn't worry to much about it, the items in network places are just pointers to resources on the network or internet, I cant see how they could harm your computer or allow someone to harm it.SIMPLE SIMON - Met a pie man going to the fair. Said Simple Simon to the pie man, "What have you got there?" Said the pie man unto Simon, "Pies, you simpleton!"0 -
HappyIdiotTalk wrote: »If you have a wireless network, just make sure its NOT using WEP as the encryption protocol as this is easily broken. Use WPA if you have it, or WPA2.
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I am using WEP. Can I just change to WPA2 on my router settings, I am using a Netgear Router. Otherwise, how do I change it.Change is here to stay0 -
HappyIdiotTalk wrote: »If you have a wireless network, just make sure its NOT using WEP as the encryption protocol as this is easily broken. Use WPA if you have it, or WPA2.
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I am using WEP. Can I just change to WPA2 on my router settings, I am using a Netgear Router. Otherwise, how do I change it.
WEP can be routinely cracked with minimal effort you just need the right software and some time (and the software is freely available on the internet).
The cracking software simple listens to the signal thats broadcast from your wireless hub. After enough data has been collected it can interpolate your password, and voilà! you're compromised.
WPA2 is a hell of a lot safer so yes, switch to that ASAP. And yes you can do this in your router settings. I take it you know how to do this? If it asks for an encryption scheme, pick any you fancy... AES for example.SIMPLE SIMON - Met a pie man going to the fair. Said Simple Simon to the pie man, "What have you got there?" Said the pie man unto Simon, "Pies, you simpleton!"0 -
OK. Changed the setting to WAP2, the problem now is that my laptop will not recognise the wifi. What is needed to remedy this.Change is here to stay0
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Can you see the network when you scan for it? If not then make sure you are broadcasting the SSID in the router settings. IMO its pointless hiding your SSID as the only people it would fool are those that wouldn't have the first idea how to break into a wireless network. So hiding just makes things more difficult for you.
If you can see it then what happens when you try and connect? You should just be asked for the password you would have had to have entered when you switched to WPA. Enter that and you should be in business.SIMPLE SIMON - Met a pie man going to the fair. Said Simple Simon to the pie man, "What have you got there?" Said the pie man unto Simon, "Pies, you simpleton!"0 -
I can see it when I go to connect to but not in the network but it says there is wrong identification and will not give options for any changes.Change is here to stay0
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