|  Wireless internet at home, and I don't know how | 
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|  Wireless internet at home, and I don't know how | 
|  Jan 26 2005, 03:42 AM 
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| Insert catch phrase here    Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,098 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Michigan Member No.: 20  | 
				Just enabled the wireless on my laptop and Dell PDA and I'm sitting here in the living room watching AutoRox and surfing the internet on my laptop. Now, for the rub. I don't have a wireless router in this house. I have no clue how I'm surfing the internet right now. Anyone have any clues? I can't believe there's a free wifi spot in my suburban neighborhood, but . . .  This is just too cool. It's actually faster than my home cable modem connection. What the heck? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Now to see if my PDA can do the same thing since it has wireless too. | 
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|  Jan 26 2005, 05:16 PM 
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| Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 176 Joined: 23-January 04 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 149  | 
				(IMG:http://ghettolanparty.com/temp/wardrive-i35.jpg)  Here is a wardrive I did down I-35 a couple months ago. This is a 210 mile stretch from Fort Worth to just south of Austin. The laptop was beeping so much from finding access points that I shut off the sound after the first few miles. As you can see, 90% of them are unsecured. When I stopped at Taco Bell I hopped online to tell the girlfriend where I was at. You can see the grand total for the access points, as well as one of the many weird names people give their access point/routers. Keep in mind these are also signals gathered from the interstate and also flying down the road at 70 mph. | 
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 94bird   Wireless internet at home   Jan 26 2005, 03:42 AM
 94bird   Wireless internet at home   Jan 26 2005, 03:42 AM 
  ERVRCG   Ask your neighbors...If they have it!  Most ap...   Jan 26 2005, 03:44 AM
 ERVRCG   Ask your neighbors...If they have it!  Most ap...   Jan 26 2005, 03:44 AM 
  rmackintosh   .....its your neighbors.....
....my neighbor has ...   Jan 26 2005, 03:44 AM
 rmackintosh   .....its your neighbors.....
....my neighbor has ...   Jan 26 2005, 03:44 AM 
  trackbird   QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Jan 25 2005, 10:44 PM).....   Jan 26 2005, 03:51 AM
 trackbird   QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Jan 25 2005, 10:44 PM).....   Jan 26 2005, 03:51 AM 
  94bird   Well, the name of the server is apparently "N...   Jan 26 2005, 03:52 AM
 94bird   Well, the name of the server is apparently "N...   Jan 26 2005, 03:52 AM 
  trackbird   Outdoors, about 1300 feet (give or take). Combinat...   Jan 26 2005, 04:07 AM
 trackbird   Outdoors, about 1300 feet (give or take). Combinat...   Jan 26 2005, 04:07 AM 
  DryStout   Depending on whether it is a,b, or g they are righ...   Jan 26 2005, 04:29 AM
 DryStout   Depending on whether it is a,b, or g they are righ...   Jan 26 2005, 04:29 AM 
  Mericet   Which reminds me, I need to probably make ours a l...   Jan 26 2005, 04:35 AM
 Mericet   Which reminds me, I need to probably make ours a l...   Jan 26 2005, 04:35 AM 
  LT4Firehawk   It's absolutely amazing how many people don...   Jan 26 2005, 02:36 PM
 LT4Firehawk   It's absolutely amazing how many people don...   Jan 26 2005, 02:36 PM 
  LT4Firehawk   What's really scary is that many of the wirele...   Jan 26 2005, 05:21 PM
 LT4Firehawk   What's really scary is that many of the wirele...   Jan 26 2005, 05:21 PM 
  bruecksteve   I have wireless at home (b/g) and have had wireles...   Jan 26 2005, 06:13 PM
 bruecksteve   I have wireless at home (b/g) and have had wireles...   Jan 26 2005, 06:13 PM 
  fa63   I pick up my next door neighbor's signal as we...   Jan 27 2005, 03:33 AM
 fa63   I pick up my next door neighbor's signal as we...   Jan 27 2005, 03:33 AM 
  98_1LE   It will be a long time before I unplug the cat 5 f...   Jan 27 2005, 04:45 AM
 98_1LE   It will be a long time before I unplug the cat 5 f...   Jan 27 2005, 04:45 AM 
  Eugenio_SS   I can pickup 1 person from my place but signal is ...   Jan 27 2005, 04:48 AM
 Eugenio_SS   I can pickup 1 person from my place but signal is ...   Jan 27 2005, 04:48 AM 
  Rob Hood   I plan to get a wireless setup after retirement, a...   Jan 27 2005, 06:06 AM
 Rob Hood   I plan to get a wireless setup after retirement, a...   Jan 27 2005, 06:06 AM|   | 
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