Posted on 04/07/2019 3:27:25 PM PDT by Chickensoup
OK I brought the new computer home today and was finishing the set up and when I went to connect it to the wifi I note that there is a wifi connection called "Hidden connection" and it is password protected. I am on lots of acreage in the woods, and the nearest house is probably 3-500 yards away.
I checked with everyone in our house, no one knows about hidden network. Any ideas? I have a fair-sized linksys wifi with four or six of those aerials sticking up in back.
What does this mean? is there someone on my wifi? If so how?
I would appreciate some information here. Never saw this before.
I checked with everyone in our house, no one knows about hidden network. Any ideas? I have a fair-sized linksys wifi with four or six of those aerials sticking up in back.
What does this mean? is there someone on my wifi? If so how?
I would appreciate some information here. Never saw this before.
Be sure you computer is turned on.
The whole world can see you on TV
How many routers do you have in your house?
Just one?
google wifi secured hidden network. A microsoft site will come up.
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How can LOL’s be contagious as REAL laughter?
I DIED when I saw your response :)
Still laughing. :)
I guess digital laughter IS contagious for real life laughing :)
It just means your router does not broadcast its SSID (basically its address and name) to other potential connections. You will need to connect to it using its IP address and use a passphrase key to secure the connection.
Does your Internet connection provide a wifi router? Some service providers (Comcast for example) will sell you the internet service, “provide” the router and then use that router to provide other wifi services that they then charge other customers.
If you have a laptop, you may want to consider paying $50 for Netspot (https://www.netspotapp.com/netspotpro.html) to help map out the different access points.
There are also apps for mobile devices that can help testing the strength of the signals. Stronger signal means you are closer to the source. You can create your own analysis / map to find the offending access point.
Newest router/wifi systems are potent enough to pick up a neighbor’s wifi. With overlap, the distance is the halfway point between systems.
Wireless networks generally have a name, called the SSID. The wireless network broadcasts the name continuously, allowing for easy identification. When a wireless network does not broadcast the SSID, your computer still detects the network but doesn’t know what it’s name is. Chances are your router or a neighbor’s router has a network set to not broadcast the SSID.
Nothing to worry about, at all
Have a vizio tv?
So I wouldn't be having any kinky sex while your computer is on.
I really like what you’ve done with your living room:)
He’s not talking about his router. He’s talking about a router that shows up in his router list.
Somebody is probably pranking him.
I saw a router named “FBI_VAN” in my list once.
I have a spare router connected to nothing that I left powered up as “MAGA.”
LOL
I hope you also got a warrantee and a phone number to call.
I would recommend calling that no., they would be the ones who know your computer and this wi-fi connection exactly.
Anyone else would be guessing, but they would and should know exactly for that particular computer.
Probably some “smart device” in your house. Do you have streaming devices like chromecast? If so, try unplugging them all until the hidden connection disappears.
The whole world can see you on TV
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I better put some clothes on.
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