Unknown Network

I'm seeing a network in my available network section in
addition to my home network. I've checked with my
neighbors and they don't have a wireless network. Where
could this phantom network be coming from?

Dear Jerome,

Some WANs are actually WiFi. That is to say, some ISPs
actually have widely extensive wireless distribution
systems. I live in such an area and I can easily detect
their broadcast SSID over a range of miles with my laptop.

Short of that, someone may have their own beam antenna
for directed broadcast. You can download NetStumbler and
attempt a directional survey if you have an external
antenna.

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm seeing a network in my available network section in
>addition to my home network. I've checked with my
>neighbors and they don't have a wireless network. Where
>could this phantom network be coming from?
>.
>

Thanks for the info Ken. Would someone be able to view
my network with WEP enabled?

>-----Original Message-----
>
>Dear Jerome,
>
>Some WANs are actually WiFi. That is to say, some ISPs
>actually have widely extensive wireless distribution
>systems. I live in such an area and I can easily detect
>their broadcast SSID over a range of miles with my
laptop.
>
>Short of that, someone may have their own beam antenna
>for directed broadcast. You can download NetStumbler
and
>attempt a directional survey if you have an external
>antenna.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I'm seeing a network in my available network section in
>>addition to my home network. I've checked with my
>>neighbors and they don't have a wireless network.
Where
>>could this phantom network be coming from?
>>.
>>
>.
>

They can see it but they need to break the key to be able to connect to
it. Even if you stop broadcasting the SSID they can still see it. This
is because the SSID is not encrypted when it is transmitted. This is
why Microsoft & I believe that it is not a valid method of securing a
wireless network.

Jerome wrote:
> Thanks for the info Ken. Would someone be able to view
> my network with WEP enabled?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>
>>Dear Jerome,
>>
>>Some WANs are actually WiFi. That is to say, some ISPs
>>actually have widely extensive wireless distribution
>>systems. I live in such an area and I can easily detect
>>their broadcast SSID over a range of miles with my
>
> laptop.
>
>>Short of that, someone may have their own beam antenna
>>for directed broadcast. You can download NetStumbler
>
> and
>
>>attempt a directional survey if you have an external
>>antenna.
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>I'm seeing a network in my available network section in
>>>addition to my home network. I've checked with my
>>>neighbors and they don't have a wireless network.
>
> Where
>
>>>could this phantom network be coming from?
>>>.
>>>
>>
>>.
>>