when im in my house or go to a store i see in my wi-fi networks things like 2WIRE249 or just 2WIRE with a 3 digit number after it and it wont let me connect to it because its encrypted any idea what it is???
2007-08-06 15:23:47 · 5 answers · asked by DK 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
i heard my city is putting up wi-fi for all the ppl that live here (sacramento CA) maybe thats it they said it will cover all the city in about 2 years and its supposed to be free T1
2007-08-06 15:34:37 · update #1
it will be encrypted because they are private internet connection, a company would not want to give network access to anybody who walks past with a wifi enabled device, neither would a home user
2007-08-06 15:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by Steve T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are other wireless networks in the area that the owner has enabled wireless security on to keep neighbors from stealing there internet bandwidth.
2007-08-06 22:30:08 · answer #2 · answered by Taba 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is as it says. An encrypted wi-fi site with either a WEP or WAP code...Look at this.
2007-08-06 22:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be another person's wireless access point .
wireless access point ( is where someone links to access the internet) basically it is just someone elses internet connection :) hope this helps
2007-08-06 22:29:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a 2wire router signal and if you can decrypt it you would be using there network, wich is illegal. aka free internet.
2007-08-06 22:26:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋