It'd have to be a neighbor... Which wouldn't be _too_ surprising even in a neighborhood like you describe nowadays... All they'd have to do is spring a few extra bucks for the wireless router from their service provider... Or they may not even be using the wireless router -- that is to say, they may have one and only be using the wired connection to their desktop's NIC because they didn't understand the options when they ordered their internet service and got sold the wireless in spite of not needing it.
> I uh, seem to have a wi-fi hot spot in my bedroom... > I had the laptop on the bed doing some writing and noticed > that gee, I am on the internet. > Yes, I realize there are a lot of puns that could be made > about this, and my rant elsewhere about "sweetie" to the > contrary, I'll understand if y'all find them irresistable. > But once we are done with that, seriously, anyone have any > ideas why this might be? There is nothing remotely > resembling an office building anywhere near here. There > *is* a Sonic about a hundred yards away, but somehow I > don't see it as the source. Or the neighbors. This is a > Hispanic small-business sort of neighborhood. What's the > range for wi-fi anyway? > Maybe if Michael sees this he may be able to tell me > something from his logs. My wi-fi driver says the network > I am connected to is "linksys" which is the brand of my > card. > Dana s. isaac dealey 954.927.5117 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=44477&DE=1 http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=45569&DE=1 http://www.fusiontap.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137346 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
