there is a new name on my wireless network list!

crispeater

i noticed that my pc wasnt connected to the internet so i double clicked on my belkin icon at the bottom and i have a name there which is nothing to do with me is someone connecting to my wireless connection or visa versa?

funny but it keeps coming and going now.. is someone trying to connect to my network?? any ideas what i should do?

thanks

CHR15

Sounds like you are simply seeing a neighbours wireless network.
Wouldnt worry about it.

espresso

Did you secure your wireless network? If not anyone can change it and use your bandwidth.

crispeater

i dont know. my brother in law set it up for me and i would of thought so, he's quite techy minded and clued up. how would i find out without having to ring him lol

espresso

crispeater wrote: »

i dont know. my brother in law set it up for me and i would of thought so, he's quite techy minded and clued up. how would i find out without having to ring him lol

Well in your first post you say that you were not connected to the net, when you view available wireless networks, is yours encrypted? e.g. WPA

Nicki

crispeater wrote: »

i dont know. my brother in law set it up for me and i would of thought so, he's quite techy minded and clued up. how would i find out without having to ring him lol

I think you are picking up someone else's unsecured network. Can you right click on the connection icon, and there should be an option along the lines of "view all available networks". Select this, then when the list of networks come up, select your own and connect on this. It should say on the list which networks are secured and which aren't. If yours isn't maybe you need to have b-i-l come round for a Christmas drink and secure it for you (a 2 min job I think)

epz_2

you can crack most wifi encription in under 3 mins so even if it was secured it doesnt matter.

i would personaly take the opertunity to mess with their system but thats just me beeing nasty.

espresso

epz wrote: »

you can crack most wifi encription in under 3 mins so even if it was secured it doesnt matter.

WEP maybe but definitely not most!

:rolleyes:

CHR15

Can see this post going off on a tangent!

As long as the OP can connect to his/her own network and it is secured. It isn't worth bothering about any other networks in range.

espresso

CHR15 wrote: »

Can see this post going off on a tangent!

Agreed, just correcting the misinformation posted.

crispeater

well i think im secure.. i have a padlock against mine and stewie doesnt whoever stewie is.

im lucky i can switch the pc on let alone have a fiddle with other people's systems lol

thanks guys