Room mate will not pay fair share of internet access so I changed the password and cut him off. I see he is back online by using an unsecured signal from someone in the neighborhood. Can anything be done about that? No I don't know who has the unsecured wireless.
2007-12-04 03:27:06 · 7 answers · asked by Vegasdude 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
send ur friend a fake email from some fake email id , and threaten to take action if he does not stop hopping on ur open wifi .
mention that u are not a noob and u have it unsecured due to campatability issues with some devices.
just be little polite first time when u ask him to lay off
2007-12-04 03:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by vishal arya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he gets reported he can be fined into the thousands, or spend 5 years in prison. He is also at risk, as people doing the same as him, and the owner of the router have access to his machine from inside the router firewall making hacking easier. Also anyone with a wireless machine can read all his transactions, including user names, emails and clear text passwords. Enough for identity theft.
2007-12-04 04:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is illegal to use someone else's wireless connection without their permission. If it is an open connection is may be sometimes allowed. Someone in Australia once got sued for using someone else's wireless connection without their permission. The only thing you can do to stop this is try using a router on the same channel - to disrupt the signal, or use a wifi blocker (may be illegal in some countries!)
2007-12-04 03:31:29 · answer #3 · answered by thebestkiano@btinternet.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US, that's called Theft of Services, and it's a felony. If that's not a deterrent for him, I don't know what is.
2007-12-04 03:36:02 · answer #4 · answered by Crash 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothin can be done if the network is unsecured
2007-12-04 03:35:44 · answer #5 · answered by tina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If people are stupid enough to leave their network unprotected it's their own fault if they get hacked. They are the ones who will get their door knocked if your friend downloads something illegal!
2007-12-04 03:32:57 · answer #6 · answered by Michael B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, unless you know the source there is nothing that can be done...
2007-12-04 03:29:57 · answer #7 · answered by It's a girl due 5/11/09 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋