security, did I catch and did I get caught

When setting up my wireless network (which after much education from this
group) it went seamlessly,

In my home I can "see" 3 other networks out there.
When I first set it up, I saw one of these and clicked on it trying to
access.
It asked for a password and such and I just backed out.

Did my neighbor "see" my attempt. Should I go apologize and plead my
ignorance?

After everything was set up and working nicely, my Norton security software
come up with an intrusion alert.
First and last one I have ever had.

It gave me the company name, the address, the website address, and a
geographical map of my
intruders locations. (well over 200 miles away)

What was that? should I have contacted the company and told them to butt
out?

It has never happened again....

Thanks for your feedback...
jojo

heh
does your neighbor own a gun?
doubtful he knew you were there and if he did see your connection attempt he
still has to figure out which way to shoot.

I used to hate Norton for selling out to that guy ,,, I still hold a grudge.

"jojo" <cgv_2000*yourhat*@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bLXAd.7389$(E-Mail Removed) m...
> When setting up my wireless network (which after much education from this
> group) it went seamlessly,
>
> In my home I can "see" 3 other networks out there.
> When I first set it up, I saw one of these and clicked on it trying to
> access.
> It asked for a password and such and I just backed out.
>
> Did my neighbor "see" my attempt. Should I go apologize and plead my
> ignorance?
>
> After everything was set up and working nicely, my Norton security
software
> come up with an intrusion alert.
> First and last one I have ever had.
>
> It gave me the company name, the address, the website address, and a
> geographical map of my
> intruders locations. (well over 200 miles away)
>
> What was that? should I have contacted the company and told them to butt
> out?
>
> It has never happened again....
>
> Thanks for your feedback...
> jojo
>
>

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:26:15 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , "jojo"
<cgv_2000*yourhat*@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Did my neighbor "see" my attempt.

Enormously unlikely - all you did was initiate a connection to his router.

>After everything was set up and working nicely, my Norton security software
>come up with an intrusion alert.
>
>What was that? should I have contacted the company and told them to butt
>out?

No. Almost certainly someone's server trying to connect to whoever had your
IP before you got it. The only time its worth reporting intrusions is when
you get several dozen or hundreds from one machine.

If you want to do this sort of thing, use DSHield or MyNetWatchman to
automate it, and turn off Norton's visible warnings - they're nothing but a
nuisance.
--
Mark McIntyre
CLC FAQ <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html>
CLC readme: <http://www.ungerhu.com/jxh/clc.welcome.txt>

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