Other peoples wireless network
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Other peoples wireless network
OK its just a little thing ...but can anyone advise on the following:
We have 8 wireless networks that aren't ours "on offer" to my pc. Most of them have sensible names like homehub23 or BTopenzone xx. One of them has a more interesting name suggeting that its useage may be mostly adult in nature....I know its probably just a joke and all that , but its starting to annoy me that I have to look at it everytime me or my kids log on. (stressed and snapping at small things...me...no)
Anyway if I knew who it was I could decide whether to go round and ask if they would mind changing it..any ideas how I could find that out without knocking on all potential doors and asking or if I could block it as an option I wouldn't have to look at it. Does anyone know if that's possible?
Alternatively, please feel free to cheer me up with other small things that annoy you so that I can put it into perspective. Thanks.
J
We have 8 wireless networks that aren't ours "on offer" to my pc. Most of them have sensible names like homehub23 or BTopenzone xx. One of them has a more interesting name suggeting that its useage may be mostly adult in nature....I know its probably just a joke and all that , but its starting to annoy me that I have to look at it everytime me or my kids log on. (stressed and snapping at small things...me...no)
Anyway if I knew who it was I could decide whether to go round and ask if they would mind changing it..any ideas how I could find that out without knocking on all potential doors and asking or if I could block it as an option I wouldn't have to look at it. Does anyone know if that's possible?
Alternatively, please feel free to cheer me up with other small things that annoy you so that I can put it into perspective. Thanks.
J
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Re: Other peoples wireless network
pop a note into all the doors locally asking if it is theirs and could they change the name no perhaps not!
I have my computer set to connect to wireless in a specific order so never actually see what is available - is it possible to do this?
PS just checked and I am the only network around..... walls all too thick in these old houses I think
I have my computer set to connect to wireless in a specific order so never actually see what is available - is it possible to do this?
PS just checked and I am the only network around..... walls all too thick in these old houses I think
Re: Other peoples wireless network
Your wireless connectivity should be set so that yours in the only one it links directly to.
If you're 'seeing' the others then you're not set up properly.
I don't have time to talk you through it right now, if no-one else is able to help you I'll come back on tonight and talk you through it.
If you're 'seeing' the others then you're not set up properly.
I don't have time to talk you through it right now, if no-one else is able to help you I'll come back on tonight and talk you through it.
Re: Other peoples wireless network
Thank you for your replies...I had a feeling that it might be down to me not having set things up right. We don't have a wireless network...I am logging on with a dongle...does that make a difference?
Thanks for the suggestion of a nice note Herman...as you say, maybe not...it all really depends who it is on how you deal with things like this doesn't it. Better to hide it if I can I think.
Thanks for the suggestion of a nice note Herman...as you say, maybe not...it all really depends who it is on how you deal with things like this doesn't it. Better to hide it if I can I think.
Re: Other peoples wireless network
So just turn the wireless networking on your machine off, then.Jeepers wrote:Thank you for your replies...I had a feeling that it might be down to me not having set things up right. We don't have a wireless network...I am logging on with a dongle...does that make a difference?
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Oh *blush* I knew I should have read all those tiny print instructions that came with it in the box. Apologies for being so generally technically inept!
Re: Other peoples wireless network
All's well that ends well
Glad you've got it sorted!
Glad you've got it sorted!
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Re: Other peoples wireless network
Don't worry - probably loads of other people have read this thread and have just discovered that they can switch off the wireless....Jeepers wrote:Oh *blush* I knew I should have read all those tiny print instructions that came with it in the box. Apologies for being so generally technically inept!