[Morality] - Tech friend struggling to assist neighbor with unsecured wifi

[jmt]

Her WiFi single was trespassing on his property. She should consider herself lucky that the only thing he did was use it instead of calling the cops on her.

[Wiyld]

Hard drive full of movies > cake.

Unless of course she

'backed him a cake'


mmhmm

[obdigore]

I dont think your friend works in any IT department.

This would be the correct answer.

[semaphore]

This would be the correct answer.

I don't get it?

[Easo]

Concugratulations!

[Kouki]

Based on your example he is not in trouble, now if he went and started sending keyloggers etc into the router and the ip of his neighbor then he is in trouble.

Go tell the person the network is open.

BTW how did your friend know the password even if it is unchanged? he would have to know the default password of all the internet providers.

[Boldwyn]

My bet is "admin" will work for majority of unsecured routers.

[Deleted]

Why he should get in trouble when the connection is open to the daylight? Neighbour's the one doing things wrong.

[Theodon]

Her WiFi single was trespassing on his property. She should consider herself lucky that the only thing he did was use it instead of calling the cops on her.

Since when was a WiFi singal reaching next-door illegal? I can imagine that happens to just about every WiFi signal.

Based on your example he is not in trouble, now if he went and started sending keyloggers etc into the router and the ip of his neighbor then he is in trouble.

Go tell the person the network is open.

BTW how did your friend know the password even if it is unchanged? he would have to know the default password of all the internet providers.

Probably found it online somewhere.

[Anshinritsumai]

Why's it called stealing your wifi when your signal is trespassing in my house?

Seriously though, I currently use my neighbor's unsecured wireless network, but with their permission. They're well aware that I'm on it and they don't mind. They actually keep it open for us, though they know that I'm far more experienced in computers and general technology than they are. I've offered to secure it for them, but they want it to stay unsecured, and don't mind if I change some settings around here and there (rebooting the router as necessary, etc). It's quite a quandary.

[Deleted]

Since when was a WiFi singal reaching next-door illegal? I can imagine that happens to just about every WiFi signal.

Wondering the same. Just checked, I can reach 17 wireless networks on my computer that aren't mine. 3 of those unsecured... /facepalm