My girlfriend recently moved into a new house and for a few days she had an a signal coming in to her house that allowed her to use the internet with her wireless Linksys booster. but now she can't get anymore signal. Can anyone suggest a reason as to why she is no longer getting the signal she was getting.
2007-04-14 17:57:16 · 9 answers · asked by jbrbbt 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
The owner could have turned off the wireless router, or they did not like her stealing their internet bandwidth and put her MAC address in the MAC filter not allowing her to connect to the router any longer....
2007-04-14 18:00:15 · answer #1 · answered by Taba 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi. It's always a good idea to find out the source of a wireless signal and offer to pay a bit to the wireless router owner. Otherwise your connection is at their whim.
2007-04-14 18:03:44 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her to make sure that the modem and the computer has a clear route. If anyelectronics are inbetween the two, the signal can be thrown off. Also, a virus check would help too. Sometimes that is a problem.
2007-04-14 18:06:13 · answer #3 · answered by xmaskedherox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe the people she was stealing the internet from moved or got it disconnected or it was just a bad signal and with her stuff all moved in it can't reach. tell her to get her own internet installed and to buy a router for wireless internet connection
2007-04-14 18:00:25 · answer #4 · answered by megz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They turned it off or made it private.
She was stealing someone else's signal.
Weather conditions effect it as well.
Tell her to quit being a freeloader and get her own internet. Plus, you run the risk of someone on the other end actually being smart. If they are smart they can save all her passwords, even her CC number.
2007-04-14 17:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because someone got smart and got their's fixed. It is a security problem when someone can use your signal. Why should she use something she isn't paying for? Same thing as stealing cable.
2007-04-14 17:59:08 · answer #6 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You want signal?
Main screen turn on.
Someone set you up the WEP.
All their access are belong to them!
2007-04-14 18:01:00 · answer #7 · answered by Vegan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
perhaps somethins is interfering but ive had a linksys wirless router with speed booster and it wore out and i had to buy a new one.... tell her to contact linksys
2007-04-14 18:01:16 · answer #8 · answered by tazewellreddog 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She was leeching off her neighbor's internet, but they found out and changed its settings.
2007-04-14 17:59:47 · answer #9 · answered by Raien 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋