Wireless Network discovery on PCs
20-02-2009, 19:40
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Wireless Network discovery on PCs
Both my Acer Laptop and Samsung Netbook have Wi-Fi.
Today day at work when I turned on the Samsung it said that there was a network detected (unsecure) it is not a company one but one that apparently can infect PCs (according to our IT department).
Is there a way to block this from accidently being connected to?
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Obviously no router is available for me to legally access.
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20-02-2009, 20:10
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Re: Wireless Network discovery on PCs
just don't connect to it.
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either that or switch off the wireless device, but I'm guessing you need that on for work...??
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20-02-2009, 20:14
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Re: Wireless Network discovery on PCs
Its my own personal Computer, I cannot connect it to their network, nor would I want to.
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20-02-2009, 20:58
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Re: Wireless Network discovery on PCs
I wouldn't worry too much. you need to connect to the network. the network will not connect to you. just make sure you have a half decent S/W firewall in place.
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20-02-2009, 21:08
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Re: Wireless Network discovery on PCs
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Originally Posted by Bender
I wouldn't worry too much. you need to connect to the network. the network will not connect to you. just make sure you have a half decent S/W firewall in place.
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Yip i agree a detected network by your own pc has to be connected to by you. Just don't connect to it and you will be fine.
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21-02-2009, 00:04
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Re: Wireless Network discovery on PCs
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Originally Posted by Hom3r
Its my own personal Computer, I cannot connect it to their network, nor would I want to.
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cool connect only to systems you know are cool and are discovered by you..
if they discover you then forget it lol lol....
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