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WeenieBoy

join:2003-06-25
Pasadena, MD		reply to kcazzie
Re: This makes NO Sense...?!?...

Why not just change you WEP or WPA. Then you will have nothing to worry about.
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kcazzie
One Of Jerry's Kids
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join:2000-08-13
Morton Grove, IL
·AT&T Midwest
said by WeenieBoy See Profile :

Why not just change you WEP or WPA. Then you will have nothing to worry about.
This is it... Yes, I have changed my WPA... I thought I ended this yesterday...

===> yesterday ... "Thanks everyone, it was my fault... Long story on why trying to be a nice guy is not a good idea... I'm sure you know what I'm getting at... My neighbor's DSL went out a while back and asked if he could use mine (wifi) for a day or two... I didn't want to but what are neighbors for... Well looks like we'll not be talking to each other for awhile, he denies it even after his PC name came up on my router's Attached Devices..." ...
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schja01
I need to get a life.
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join:2000-04-27
Morton Grove, IL
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2 edits		 MAC Filtering (highly recommended anyway) would allow you to shut him/her off without having to change your Encryption Key (which requires you to reconfigure all your workstations).

Wi-Fi 101:

Suppress SSID Broadcast
Encryption
MAC Filtering

PS: MAC Filtering is NOT the same as DHCP IP Reservation based on MAC address. MAC Filtering is a Wireless Setup function. MAC reservation is a DHCP setup function.
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gdm
Premium,MVM
join:2001-06-15
Mchenry, IL
clubs:		 That's exactly what I do. You can still get around it but takes longer then just using a Key and broadcasting the SSID.
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