So I was multitasking hardcore today doing my usual of surfing the internet and watching television when I took notice of the all the applications on my desktop. There were at least 4 columns of them. It made me realize I needed to do some "housecleaning" as I didn't think that I had installed so much stuff on my computer. I started to delete this one icon call "Network" when I realized this might not be a good thing as it might mess up my internet connection. So I double click on it and realize there's some dude named "Gerald Household" who has decided to set up a NETWORK WITH MY MODEM!!!!.
For you layman/women, someone is using my internet for free and has hacked my puter! Now I knew I had an unsecured connection but I couldn't believe someone would have the audacity to put an icon on my desktop. By this time I am fuming.
So I go into my network utilities and figure out how secure the connection. Previously I had tried to do this manually, but had only managed to screw up some socket connection. HP has this utility to do it for you in a point in click fashion which made it really easy. As J would put it, I just created a really effective cock block. Or I prefer to say I "oshun'd" it.
However these actions make me feel like a hypocrite. Why you ask? Because I am such an internet/wifi hacker myself. If while I'm traveling I find a free internet spot, I am all over it. But personally I don't want to share my stuff. Partly it is a fear of viruses, partly it is a fear of someone stealing my financial info. Partly I don't want people to steal my music.
For me it was the boldness of the other person's actions coupled with the fact that I pay 50 bucks month for high speed. I felt such as strong sense of justice and someone to knock on my door and ask for me to give the key so they could be added back into the network. It hasn't happened yet, but you never know.. tee hee.
I would only charge them 20 bucks a month for the connection. After all, this is a free market society.
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My parents have a wireless network at their house. A couple of weeks ago my dad commented to me that the internet was slower than normal. After some checking around and doing some routine maintenance, I come to find that some one near by is leaching off of their wireless signal. So, I put a stop to it.
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