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iPod touch Wi-Fi Networks with a "lock" sign.
- Thread starter Angelo Z
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For that, you'll have to find your neighbor and hold a gun to his or her head. That's pretty much the only way. It means their router signal is encrypted, to prevent others from using it.
Its there to keep people out of their network. It may sound rude to you but its there for a reason.
It is there so that people who aren't paying for it and don't have permission to use it can't access it. It appears that you are not allowed to use it as you are asking for the password, and thus won't be able to. Mainly, people don't want others to be able to gain free internet access of them when they are paying money for it and they want to keep files on shared computers safer.
Its perfectly logical.
People pay for an ISP, and protect it so other people dont use their internet for free.
People pay for an ISP, and protect it so other people dont use their internet for free.
Two threads arent going to get you answer's any faster.
View the other thread you started, there are fresh replies.
just ask the person who owns the network if you can use it and they'll say ok and give you the password.
i've never had someone say no you cant use my network.
passwords are just so you know who is using it because leaving it open to anyone is highly insecure. i could steal files over my router .
i've never had someone say no you cant use my network.
passwords are just so you know who is using it because leaving it open to anyone is highly insecure. i could steal files over my router .
This just means you're connecting to their network, if their network isn't connected to the interweb then you can't either.
Alternatively just guess. I did this in the pub recently, impressed the lady I was with no end. Helps if they name their network something obvious: the network I could see was called "Alpha", I got it with my first guess what do you reckon it was?
The network you can't access without the lock has MAC filtering enabled - so while not encrypted - your computer is not on the "ok" list - and won't be able to use the internet via his router.
There are many GOOD reasons to not share a connection - and wifi works both ways. Trust me that if I found someone hijacking my info or network via wifi - they will have problems. Serious ones.
There are many GOOD reasons to not share a connection - and wifi works both ways. Trust me that if I found someone hijacking my info or network via wifi - they will have problems. Serious ones.
