Discouraging People From Joining Your WiFi Network

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Post by hking329 » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 1:31 AM UTC

Discouraging People From Joining Your WiFi Network
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Re: Discouraging People From Joining Your WiFi Network

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Post by andymoe » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 2:00 AM UTC

Or just don't broadcast your ssid...

Re: Discouraging People From Joining Your WiFi Network

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Post by indyT » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 2:15 AM UTC

andymoe wrote: post #2

Or just don't broadcast your ssid...

but that's an inconvenience - it is much easier to just select a network then have to type the name, call me lazy #imnotsayingimjustsaying

Re: Discouraging People From Joining Your WiFi Network

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Post by steventruong » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 2:33 AM UTC

Maybe I'm not understanding something but if it's secure anyway, why would it matter.

Re: Discouraging People From Joining Your WiFi Network

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Post by orofino » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 2:35 AM UTC

I'm not sure why I care if someone attempts to connect to my network and fails to because they don't know the password.

Re: Discouraging People From Joining Your WiFi Network

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Post by nkurz » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 2:46 AM UTC

One network name I've enjoyed seeing recently is of the form "DEA Mobile Surveillance Unit #8". I presume this is a good joke rather than a clueless Drug Enforcement team...

Re: Discouraging People From Joining Your WiFi Network

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Post by salman89 » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 2:47 AM UTC

It would be interesting to set '9.95 a minute' as the SSID and leaving the network open.

Re: Discouraging People From Joining Your WiFi Network

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Post by oconnore » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 2:58 AM UTC

If only we had cheap bandwidth and SSL by default it wouldn't matter...

Re: Discouraging People From Joining Your WiFi Network

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Post by DrStalker » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 3:11 AM UTC

I used to call my network "Disable Networking" so I could enjoy the confused look of visitors.

It's since been renamed to be an in joke between my fiance and myself, which is even more enjoyable.

Re: Discouraging People From Joining Your WiFi Network

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Post by ryanhuff » Fri, Jun 10, 2011, 3:31 AM UTC

When tethering with wifi through my phone, I use "viruses". But its still a constant stream of connection attempts from passer-bys.