I need to retrieve the SSID of a wifi network that is not in range from either an iPhone or an old hard drive.
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posted by IanMorr
on Jan 2, 2013 -
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Help me solve a wifi mystery. A paid wifi hotspot near where I am staying is intermittently providing me with free access to the 'net. I would like to try to understand why this is happening so that I can (hopefully) replicate it at will from my devices.
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posted by clark
on Jan 12, 2012 -
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How do I create a public wifi network that is separate from our corporate network while using the same internet connection?
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posted by talkingmuffin
on May 19, 2011 -
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Having a minor freak out about identity theft, and looking for advice on making sure all my online information is as secure as possible.
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posted by goshling
on Jan 5, 2011 -
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How can I take advantage of free internet at a hotel and/or cafe during the post-firesheep apocalypse?
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posted by ChefJoAnna
on Nov 16, 2010 -
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How worried do I need to be about Firesheep? What sites does it affect? Is there anything I can do to protect myself on an iPad?
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posted by Horace Rumpole
on Nov 14, 2010 -
23 answers
When I start a wifi session (at a coffee shop for instance), the bubble will say "additional login may be required" which, when I open a web page, is just an "I accept" disclaimer. BUT, when I have to turn off the computer (reboot for windows update, go to the bathroom, etc) and then try to re-establish contact, it won't work. I can't get connected and I can't get the login screen. I've tried everything I can think of to get it to work but it just seems like I have to come back the next day.
Any tricks to get me back on?
posted by CodeMonkey
on Oct 22, 2010 -
5 answers
I have a Linksys WRT110 router. Although it has some access controls, I find them difficult to use and counterintuitive, and I say this as someone who has been using computers since the days of the TRS-80.
Is there a router out there that will let me limit access times by MAC address of different devices, either by a daily quota or a cutoff time?
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posted by mecran01
on Oct 22, 2010 -
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After 4 months of smooth sailing, my WiFi has started acting up and (first temperamental page loading; then lock icon disappears when connecting to my secure network; now work computer won't connect at all). Is it my ISP, router, computer, or something else?
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posted by aquanet
on Feb 9, 2010 -
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Looking for a GSM alarm system for my house. I don't live in the States, so the answer should ideally be non-US specific. I was wondering about the Panasonic BL-C131A, but that needs presumably a decent amount of light and a working internet connection to alert me of break-ins. And without push email, fifteen minutes could pass before I get the alert. It's not really ideal, I don't think...
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 24, 2009 -
1 answer
Practically, what are the chances of my communications being sniffed over GSM?
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posted by Ookseer
on Aug 1, 2007 -
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Public Wifi. How safe is it and what should I do to enable more secure browsing?
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posted by Mave_80
on Jun 16, 2007 -
27 answers
Can WiFi packets be snooped when WEP is off but the access point is set to filter MAC addresses?
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posted by zek
on Mar 9, 2007 -
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This happened to me last week at O'Hare - and now, today, in LAX. I opened my laptop in the terminal and checked for wireless networks. I noticed that there was a "computer-to-computer" network called "Free Public Wifi" available. I didn't try to connect, because I know that such networks generally can't provide internet access if there's no other connection available.
Does this mean there are folks trying to socially engineer gullible wireless users? What could they gain? Would Windows be more vulnerable than Macs? AND how would a curious samaritan figure out who, amongst the dozen or more folks with open laptops in the vicinity, the culprit is?
posted by soulbarn
on Feb 23, 2006 -
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I owe a great debt of gratitude to all the noobs in my neighbourhood who keep open, unsecured wireless networks. It's because of them that we can blog from the laundromat, blog from the waterfront park, blog from... well, you get the idea. How can I make my network 'open' to others without compromising the security of my computers?
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posted by optimuscrime
on Nov 21, 2005 -
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Wifilter: Wired + Wireless network architecture: How can I protect my wired machines, but still access them from my wireless devices?
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posted by daver
on Sep 22, 2005 -
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I'm looking for a wardriving map of downtown Toronto that was posted online a year or two ago. It had wireless networks marked in three colours: encrypted, unencrypted, and out-of-the-box. I had a copy on my hard drive, but I think I've lost it. Does anyone know where I can find it?
posted by Jairus
on Sep 21, 2005 -
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I'm in an airport on an AT&T Wireless wifi connection. How safe is it to A) check POP email (that doesn't likely include too much sensitive info) B) shop online at trusted sites (e.g. Amazon, Banana Republic etc.) C) do online banking, check credit card statements, etc.?
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posted by rorycberger
on Nov 27, 2004 -
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Secure WiFi: given one's ability to find free wifi access in any reasonable downtown core, how does one go about using said access securely?
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posted by five fresh fish
on Jun 10, 2004 -
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