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Advice with Wireless networks if poss?

Badger
Badger Posts: 4,842
edited March 2010 in Troubleshooting
Hi all,if anyone can advise with something that keeps popping up on my laptop it would be much appreciated,
Wireless networks,this pops up as a box when i connect to my laptop,bottom right.
One or more nertworks are in range of this computer(my laptop)to see the list click on this message... local estate agents and other charaters, what should i do to get rid of this problem.
Thanks.
Badger.

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  • Ollywozere
    Ollywozere Posts: 1,541
    Could try right clicking on the wireless icon on the toolbar at the bottom right, right click and select 'turn off notification of new networks'. Just a complete guess really, didn't want to click it in case my own wireless ballsed up!
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    Ask Leroy Ambrose.He knows everything.

    Or if he's not logged on, ask MoG.

    ;o)
  • NathanPrior
    NathanPrior Posts: 3,577
    Connest to other peoples wireless connections to p*ss them off
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,650
    [cite]Posted By: NathanPrior[/cite]Connest to other peoples wireless connections to p*ss them off

    Then do a few searches for bomb making/jihad/school girls to teach them a lesson ;-)
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    [cite]Posted By: NathanPrior[/cite]Connest to other peoples wireless connections to p*ss them off

    Good idea, Nathan.

    You don't even need to pay for your own broadband.

    ;o)
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,991
    It's amazing how insecure many networks are ... there are always at least half a dozen near me that I could use ... stupidly some of these people even use their surname as an identifier so I even know where they live.
  • ads
    ads Posts: 3,224
    [quote][cite]Posted By: SantaClaus[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: NathanPrior[/cite]Connest to other peoples wireless connections to p*ss them off[/quote]

    Then do a few searches for bomb making/jihad/school girls to teach them a lesson ;-)[/quote]

    that will end up on your computer and not theirs tho
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,435
    [cite]Posted By: stonemuse[/cite]It's amazing how insecure many networks are ... there are always at least half a dozen near me that I could use ... stupidly some of these people even use their surname as an identifier so I even know where they live.
    And at least half of them are probably fake, advertising their 'open' status to you so that you log on, think 'oooh - free internetz' and browse to all your password protected sites, completely unaware that some fifteen year old kid is passing all your traffic through a proxy and collecting usernames & passwords for fun & profit.

    If you don't use the wireless connection anywhere, just disable it (most laptops have a little button somewhere just below the screen where you can do this - if not, select the little wireless icon and find 'disable' on the menu - failing even that, open up 'Network Connections' (or whatever it's called - depending on the operating system you have it may be 'network & sharing centre' or some crap), select the wireless connection from there, right-click and select 'disable'. Of course, if you ever DO take the laptop somewhere and want to connect wirelessly, you'll need to re-enable it.
  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    Thanks everyone,will take advice as mentioned.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,976
    [cite]Posted By: ads[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: SantaClaus[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: NathanPrior[/cite]Connest to other peoples wireless connections to p*ss them off

    Then do a few searches for bomb making/jihad/school girls to teach them a lesson ;-)

    that will end up on your computer and not theirs tho

    they will trace the ip address back to the router I think

    animal-porn-tastic

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