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marting
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hi,i recently had a knock on my door,it was the teenager from across the road,he asked me if i were going online tonight as he wanted to get online using his handheld sony psp,i couldnt believe it!! he says he can link to my router,this was quite a shock to me and i was wondering if he or anyone else can pick up my viewing/passwords etc...how is he doing this? is it standard for these psp`s?? is it something to be concerned about??? look forward to your advise,many thanks,mart.
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Fusion
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If you don't protect your setup with the minimum protection, WEP, you will even have passing motorists with laptops on their front seat stopping outside of your property, and using your internet connection.
Yes it's that easy! . . . . . and your paying for it!
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marting
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thank you for replying,can i have a solution to this problem please. many thanks,mart.
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ciscokid
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An unprotected wireless network is like an open door to hackers and criminals. Have a read of this http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,322754,00.html
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marting
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ive linked to that site,great reading and thank you for giving it to me,unfortunately i am not computor literate and do not understand the terms,is there any one who is willing to lay down some lamon term instructions for me to follow??? much appreciated if that is possible,many thanks,mart.
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putasolutions
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What router have you got?
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marting
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hi,its a linksys,wireless-b,model befw11s4.
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Fusion
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Have a look at this link before putasolutions gives further instructions . . . . >How Do I Configure the Wireless Encryption Settings on the Linksys BEFW11S4 Wireless Router .
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putasolutions
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You gave the best instructions, fusion
the only thing to add is when you have followed the instructions in Fusion's link, go across the road to the lads house and suggest that he uses another wireless network in future, preferably his own.
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And present his parents with the telephone bill with the threat of pay his share or the Police will be called. What he has done is illegal.
You don't have to mean it, but it should teach him a valuable lesson. He may not be able to get on your connection in future, but now he knows just how easy it is he's bound to try elsewhere. It might just save him from a huge fine and maybe prison.
Edited by Jonny555 (Mon Oct 17 2005 04:53 PM)
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Fusion
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Just as matter of interest, I read in a magazine, could well have been Webuser quite some time ago, that if a bandwidth theft took place, and obviously it does happen (perhaps not as blatant though as this occurrence), should the 'victim' take any sort of action leading to some sort of court appearance, the magistrate or judge would probably throw it out of court on the grounds that if the alleged victim can't, won't or doesn't know how to protect his/her system from 'snoopers', it's the 'victims' own doing.
A reference to "just like tuning into a radio stations frequency" may have been stated.
Moral of the story is, get your system protected.
If you don't know how, seek advice from here or a professional source.
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putasolutions
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It is theft and you can be fined and have your computer confiscated, as happened to 24-year-old Gregory Straszkiewicz who was sentenced to 12 months conditional discharge and a £500 fine for "dishonestly obtaining a communications service and related offences."
Where there is pre-meditation to use bandwidth intentionally, it could be construed that the act of theft occurs
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Fusion
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The original source . . . . > UK war driver fined £500 .
As I said it was a while ago, maybe before or around the time the Communications Act 2003 came into force.
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marting
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thats great,ive changed all the settings,i`ll have a word with the lad tomorrow to see if he can still get the connection,fingers crossed eh! i would like to thank everyone who replied to my question,keep up the good work guys,cheers!! many thanks,mart. ps i`ll let you know if it works,ok.
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Fusion
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Pleased your sorted.
But personally, I wouldn't say a thing to him. Just let him stew in his inability to use your connection.
In the mean time, is it possible to ask a pal to drive round with an active laptop, and check if you really are encrypted?
All he /she has to do is turn on their wireless connection, in or outside of your house and see if they can detect a wireless connection.
They should be able to do this, but a password to enter the 'encrypted' network will be asked for.
Best of luck.
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marting
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hi fusion,i dont know anyone with wireless so unfortunately i had to ask the lad,he tried but failed  .....nice one!!! gotta say,its not worth talking to teenagers,he hadnt got a clue that he was doing wrong even when i explained it to him,he simply shrugged his shoulders and said `i dont know what all the fuss is about!`. he has a lot to learn,eh. anyway,thanks everyone,mart (grumpy old man of 36).
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Fusion
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Pleased your sorted now and have a protected wireless connection.
Can you do me a favour, just double click your icon in the system tray, this one 
then view wireless networks, hopefully you'll see something like this: . . . >Security-enabled< . . .
Will give you a little more confidence that you have at least some sort of protection.
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doogie
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I have just read all this and am gobsmacked. Got a wanadoo Livebox. What must i do to make it secure?
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