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Old 04-20-2004, 02:44 PM   #1
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Default Just got my new laptop... using my neighbor's net connection

I just got my laptop (Dell Inspiron 8600, 15.4" SXGA+, 1.4 Centrino, DVD+RW ) and it found a wireless net connection. I am assuming i must be connected to one of my neighbors' wireless routers, how cool is that!


I have wondered about that before. Ya know, like if lots of people in nearby homes, or even more so, in an apartment complex, have wireless routers, wouldn't all their lines be getting crossed? I'm sure they must have secure connections or login/passwords or something that can be enabled to prevent that. Apparently the neighbors haven't done it though.
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Old 04-20-2004, 02:48 PM   #2
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to be honest most people wont even think about it cause unless you are downloading a ton you arent slowing down their connection at all
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Old 04-20-2004, 02:50 PM   #3
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nows the time to download everything you want since its from their ip

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Old 04-20-2004, 02:51 PM   #4
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Yes, you can secure your wireless connection. You can set it up so anyone can see it, but needs the password to connect. You can also set it up so that no one can see it....I think you have to know the name of it or something to connect to it.

Lucky for you, your neighbors haven't done that! Nice.
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Old 04-20-2004, 02:54 PM   #5
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hmm, apparently they're on dial up. Maybe not, but whatever it is, it's very slow. Time to dig out a spare cat-5 and plug into my hub the old fashioned way.

Actually, i'll do that later, right now i'm off to the library to 'study'.

Any suggestions for a good small, wireless, 3 button + scroll wheel mouse?
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Old 04-20-2004, 02:55 PM   #6
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I hear Logitech makes a good wireless mouse Just ask around OT about it
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Old 04-20-2004, 02:57 PM   #7
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hmm, apparently they're on dial up. Maybe not, but whatever it is, it's very slow. Time to dig out a spare cat-5 and plug into my hub the old fashioned way.

Actually, i'll do that later, right now i'm off to the library to 'study'.

Any suggestions for a good small, wireless, 3 button + scroll wheel mouse?
Its wireless, the power goes down as you get further away from the accesspoint (meaning the slower the connection).
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Old 04-20-2004, 03:28 PM   #8
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Get a Cantenna and point it around to improve your signal. Of course, that defeats the whole purpose of wireless.

Check bensbargains.net for deals on wireless hubs. I picked up a Belkin one for $9.99 after a $50 mail in rebate.
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Old 04-20-2004, 03:37 PM   #9
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yea you can drive around and find people who havent encrypted their routers... then you can do **** to their computer if you want... its really interesting what you can do
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Old 04-20-2004, 03:38 PM   #10
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Yes a large gain antenna would do it, but if you already have your own connection and aren't a leet hax0r biAtch, then don't worry about.
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Old 04-20-2004, 03:48 PM   #11
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I secured my wireless network through Mac Address specification. If you're wireless card isn't physically typed into my router as a known good PC, then you get the big DENIED!

Not that my access really extends much beyond my house...

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Old 04-20-2004, 03:59 PM   #12
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Congrats! Welcome to the 8600 family.

As far as wireless mouse, i grabbed the Logitech MX700 and give it an A+.

It has 7 buttons plus the wheel.
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Old 04-20-2004, 04:03 PM   #13
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Good luck with your Dell... mine sucks..

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Old 04-20-2004, 04:03 PM   #14
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I live in a rural area, so I just leave my wireless router public.
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Old 04-20-2004, 04:04 PM   #15
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how would the RIAA handle something like that?

if someone got caught but claims no one used kazaa and riaa foud out their wireless was open to the public (because the owners werent smart enought o lock it down)

would that be a good exceuse? hackers?
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Old 04-20-2004, 04:06 PM   #16
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Some guy I know secured his wireless network so much (AirPort Extreme) that even he couldn't get on it himself

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Old 04-20-2004, 05:44 PM   #17
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I looked at the fancy pants logitech wireless mouse, and feature-wise, it's great. However, it and its receiver are larger than i want to carry around with me. The guy at circuit city told me that all the other wireless mice (the small ones made for laptops had a range of about 18 inches to MAYBE 3 feet at best. That sucks.

What i want is a small mouse, with one of those tiny USB key sized receivers, 2 normal buttons, an "IE Back" button, and a scroll wheel. And i want it to have enough range so that i can control the laptop from my bed while watching DVD movies--about 10 feet (The Big Lebowski can put me to sleep every night! ).
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Old 04-20-2004, 05:50 PM   #18
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how would the RIAA handle something like that?

if someone got caught but claims no one used kazaa and riaa foud out their wireless was open to the public (because the owners werent smart enought o lock it down)

would that be a good exceuse? hackers?
Innocent until proven guilty? How could they PROVE that you weren't wardriven by someone else? Sounds like reasonable doubt to me...unless of course you had eleventybillion MP3's on your machine, kazaa installed, etc.
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Old 04-20-2004, 05:55 PM   #19
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I have the logitech wireless MX duo..

it works like 30 feet away..but it would be a little much for a laptop..
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Old 04-20-2004, 05:56 PM   #20
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yea you can drive around and find people who havent encrypted their routers... then you can do **** to their computer if you want... its really interesting what you can do
Yeah, and we all know how cool it is to screw with people.
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Old 04-20-2004, 05:57 PM   #21
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Use a bluetooth wireless mouse.
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And i want it to have enough range so that i can control the laptop from my bed while watching DVD movies--about 10 feet (The Big Lebowski can put me to sleep every night! ).
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Old 04-20-2004, 05:57 PM   #23
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I had a dream where I shared a single broadband account with a few neighbors via a wireless access point. Of course this was only a dream as it violates the user agreement with a hypothetical DSL provider...
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Old 04-20-2004, 06:04 PM   #24
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Would repeater work to extend the signal further out? If so...
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Old 04-20-2004, 06:23 PM   #25
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I secured my wireless network through Mac Address specification. If you're wireless card isn't physically typed into my router as a known good PC, then you get the big DENIED!

Not that my access really extends much beyond my house...

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MAC addy list is easiest way to lock things down. also, limit your DHCP scope.
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