Thanks Dana, there is the poaching thing but the other issue here is that I know of at least one PC on one of the networks that is WIDE OPEN and seeing as all three networks are on 192.168.1.x ranges they are effectively all exposing themselves to unwarranted risks of cross-infection etc... Imagine if one of those routers dies, the owner may not notice as they will automatically connect to one of the other wireless networks in the area with full Internet access etc.. In fact they may not be connecting to their own network at any given point anyway... I know depending on which room in the house I'm in, the signal strengths for the three networks differ and the laptop roams across them...
All the networks have DHCP enabled and all are 'always on' cable/dsl connections. These people need educating.... Just think, as a software developer, I have the need to run packet sniffing software from time to time... These people probably do their banking over the wireless network and leave their PCs wide open because they have not been educated to the dangers of the wireless network phenomenon... I feel like I should tell them... I guess I could go door to door and ask them all telling them that their network is interfering with mine and they need to enter a WEP key at the very least in order to fix it... That would save face on all sides I guess... With regards to Internet metering, it depends on your subscription whether or not you are metered for internet access in the UK... Some services impose limits that are very high and you'd be hard pushed to hit them anytime soon whereas others impose tiny limits and lots of bandwidth so you hit the limit every month... Thankfully our internet access is the former :) Paul ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:155110 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
