Neighbor's Wireless

My internet service will be shut off on Monday. I have a payment
arrangement but it won't go back on until I finish paying the bill.
(unemployed and totally broke). It's happened before and I was able
to use my neighbor's wireless. They have used mine on one of their
computers as well. The last time however, I couldn't get online with
their wireless router. I can see the network name in my list of
available networks but can't connect. Is there anything I can do to
connect? I do get some work at home jobs and really need the internet
to look for work as well.

Thanks

On 3/22/2011 7:03 PM, tonita wrote:
> My internet service will be shut off on Monday. I have a payment
> arrangement but it won't go back on until I finish paying the bill.
> (unemployed and totally broke). It's happened before and I was able
> to use my neighbor's wireless. They have used mine on one of their
> computers as well. The last time however, I couldn't get online with
> their wireless router. I can see the network name in my list of
> available networks but can't connect. Is there anything I can do to
> connect? I do get some work at home jobs and really need the internet
> to look for work as well.
>
> Thanks

Since you and your neighbor have been sharing connections in the past
why not simply ask them if they mind if you use their network for the
time being.

If they say yes then ask them what encryption method and password they
have activated and go from there.

tonita <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>My internet service will be shut off on Monday. I have a payment
>arrangement but it won't go back on until I finish paying the bill.
>(unemployed and totally broke). It's happened before and I was able
>to use my neighbor's wireless. They have used mine on one of their
>computers as well. The last time however, I couldn't get online with
>their wireless router. I can see the network name in my list of
>available networks but can't connect. Is there anything I can do to
>connect? I do get some work at home jobs and really need the internet
>to look for work as well.

Your neighbor has apparently decided that allowing anyone to use their network
at will is not a good idea and has enabled the encryption feature. Given the
number of people who like to use their computers for illegal and immoral
purposes, that's a very good idea, especially if you don't want a visit from the
local child porn squad or worse.

You, of course, being a now reformed and upstanding member of the community
would approach your neighbor, explain the situation and ask if he or she would
be willing to share the password with you. In the event he or she isn't willing,
there are no cost public access computers at many libraries and community
centers.

Robert Neville <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> tonita <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>My internet service will be shut off on Monday. I have a payment
>>arrangement but it won't go back on until I finish paying the bill.
>>(unemployed and totally broke). It's happened before and I was able
>>to use my neighbor's wireless. They have used mine on one of their
>>computers as well. The last time however, I couldn't get online with
>>their wireless router. I can see the network name in my list of
>>available networks but can't connect. Is there anything I can do to
>>connect? I do get some work at home jobs and really need the internet
>>to look for work as well.
>
> Your neighbor has apparently decided that allowing anyone to use their
> network at will is not a good idea and has enabled the encryption
> feature. Given the number of people who like to use their computers
> for illegal and immoral purposes, that's a very good idea, especially
> if you don't want a visit from the local child porn squad or worse.
>
> You, of course, being a now reformed and upstanding member of the
> community would approach your neighbor, explain the situation and ask
> if he or she would be willing to share the password with you. In the
> event he or she isn't willing, there are no cost public access
> computers at many libraries and community centers.

You cannot connect because she locked the door. You won't get any help
here cuz half the bozos on this group make their money by selling wifi
services-they don't want you to have free internet. Solution is to get a
good antenna, put it on your roof and find all the local hot spots in
your neighborhood. Should be alot if my experience is any indication.
Watch out for honeytraps though cuz those open hotspots like to steal
your data while you are "stealing" their bandwidth. Since you're
unemployed you have alot of free time and can learn how to use linuz and
Backtrack to unlock her door. Not too hard, requires a bit of reading
tho... Good luck, sincerely. hope u find a way in.

Probably some of the guys on this newsgroup run those. Have a nice day
;-).

I have her password and I've never used her connection without her
knowledge. I don't see the difference in logging on from my place or
if I brought my laptop down to her place and logged on as a guest.

On Mar 23, 12:37*am, hmm <h...@hmm.gov> wrote:
> Robert Neville <d...@bother.com> wrote innews:(E-Mail Removed):
>
>
>
> > tonita <toni_bright...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >>My internet service will be shut off on Monday. *I have a payment
> >>arrangement but it won't go back on until I finish paying the bill.
> >>(unemployed and totally broke). *It's happened before and I was able
> >>to use my neighbor's wireless. *They have used mine on one of their
> >>computers as well. *The last time however, I couldn't get online with
> >>their wireless router. *I can see the network name in my list of
> >>available networks but can't connect. *Is there anything I can do to
> >>connect? *I do get some work at home jobs and really need the internet
> >>to look for work as well.
>
> > Your neighbor has apparently decided that allowing anyone to use their
> > network at will is not a good idea and has enabled the encryption
> > feature. Given the number of people who like to use their computers
> > for illegal and immoral purposes, that's a very good idea, especially
> > if you don't want a visit from the local child porn squad or worse.
>
> > You, of course, being a now reformed and upstanding member of the
> > community would approach your neighbor, explain the situation and ask
> > if he or she would be willing to share the password with you. In the
> > event he or she isn't willing, there are no cost public access
> > computers at many libraries and community centers.


>
> You cannot connect because she locked the door. You won't get any help
> here cuz half the bozos on this group make their money by selling wifi
> services-they don't want you to have free internet. Solution is to get a
> good antenna, put it on your roof and find all the local hot spots in
> your neighborhood. Should be alot if my experience is any indication.
> Watch out for honeytraps though cuz those open hotspots like to steal
> your data while you are "stealing" their bandwidth. Since you're
> unemployed you have alot of free time and can learn how to use linuz and
> Backtrack to unlock her door. Not too hard, requires a bit of reading
> tho... Good luck, sincerely. hope u find a way in.
>
> Probably some of the guys on this newsgroup run those. Have a nice day
> ;-).

In article
<83b96894-d355-4eb7-956a-(E-Mail Removed)>,
tonita <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have her password and I've never used her connection without her
> knowledge. I don't see the difference in logging on from my place or
> if I brought my laptop down to her place and logged on as a guest.

So you have her password, and her permission, but you still can't log
on, right? She's changed something. Call her up and ask. If you have a
password, and you're using the right encryption system, and she hasn't
locked out your MAC address (oh, wait, did I say too much ...)?
--
one more silver dollar
weed whites and wine
there's no smokin' anywhere

On 3/23/2011 6:16 AM, tonita wrote:
> I have her password and I've never used her connection without her
> knowledge. I don't see the difference in logging on from my place or
> if I brought my laptop down to her place and logged on as a guest.
>
<snip>

If your computer works at her place but not when you get home, like it
used to, can mean some kind of interference.

If you might be at the ragged edge of signal level using your present
antenna when at your house you might need to go to her place verify that
your system will still work properly. If it does then it's a matter of
finding a better antenna (if your system has an external antenna) or a
location in your place where it works the best.

Another thing that can make it not work from your place today when it
might used to in the past could be interference from another router,
portable telephones, or just about anything else that might be affecting
the channel in use. You might need to see if she is willing to change
her router to another channel.

One program that might help you if the problem is another router is
called inSSIDer 2 which can be found at:

http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider/

You can download a Windows or Linux compatible version.

It will show you the channels of any routers close to your computer as
well as what kind of security they are running. I like the charts that
show what channels are in use versus which are free and the relative
signal level of the active routers.

tonita <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have her password and I've never used her connection without her
>knowledge. I don't see the difference in logging on from my place or
>if I brought my laptop down to her place and logged on as a guest.

There isn't any difference if you can see her network from your place and the
signal strength is sufficient and you have the password. However - as you use
the phrase "logged in as a guest" I do have a question.

Most common wifi routers only have a single login - there is no guest account.
The ones to do allow guest accounts usually show up as a separate system. So one
of two things are going on. Either your host has changed the password and not
told you what the new one is or he/she has disabled guest access. Either way you
need to talk to your host.

She usually calls me for help if she wants to change or do anything
with her computers. Cisco (her wireless) has an option for guest
access with a password. I wonder if the provider, in this case
Comcast, can stop me from using other routers if they disconnect my
service.

I haven't gone to her place yet with my computer to see what happens
there as I am still connected at this point.

On Mar 23, 9:43*am, Robert Neville <d...@bother.com> wrote:


> tonita <toni_bright...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >I have her password and I've never used her connection without her
> >knowledge. *I don't see the difference in logging on from my place or
> >if I brought my laptop down to her place and logged on as a guest.
>
> There isn't any difference if you can see her network from your place andthe
> signal strength is sufficient and you have the password. However - as youuse
> the phrase "logged in as a guest" I do have a question.
>
> Most common wifi routers only have a single login - there is no guest account.
> The ones to do allow guest accounts usually show up as a separate system.So one
> of two things are going on. Either your host has changed the password andnot
> told you what the new one is or he/she has disabled guest access. Either way you
> need to talk to your host.

On Mar 23, 9:43*am, Robert Neville <d...@bother.com> wrote:
Oh, and she did change to a Mac.

> tonita <toni_bright...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >I have her password and I've never used her connection without her
> >knowledge. *I don't see the difference in logging on from my place or
> >if I brought my laptop down to her place and logged on as a guest.
>
> There isn't any difference if you can see her network from your place andthe
> signal strength is sufficient and you have the password. However - as youuse
> the phrase "logged in as a guest" I do have a question.
>
> Most common wifi routers only have a single login - there is no guest account.
> The ones to do allow guest accounts usually show up as a separate system.So one
> of two things are going on. Either your host has changed the password andnot
> told you what the new one is or he/she has disabled guest access. Either way you
> need to talk to your host.