[Hippo]

Ok, well i told you how occasionally the wireless internet connection thing keeps popping up with a very poor signal... Well, it keeps going on and off, like just on the edge of its range, so i haven't switched over to using it yet... (since its unreliable)...


But now, I'm getting a little popup saying "Wireless connection (Peer-to-Peer) available. Signal strength: Exelent. Speed: 11Mbps."


I looked at my workgroup computers, and can't find anything that hasn't been there before... IT seems to be an ad-hoc connection though... I don't think i can access the internet through it... But still, is this a risk, and should i turn off my wireless card untill its gone? (I have no idea who it is, its just called, "SST-PR-1"...)




EDIT: Erk... It just stopped. Like someone was having the same thought, and stopped their transmission... My card does actively search for networks though...

[castor]

Wireless LAN..   if something makes me suspicious, that must be it..

[Kazan]

someone nearby may be running peer2peer

here's a hint: don't use zero-config

[Hippo]

Its on 'let windows manage network connectiosn' blah blah blah... Whats zero-config?

[Liberator]

Originally posted by Hippo
"let windows manage network connections"

Could have been somebody doing some War Driving, just driving around check for open wireless ports.  If it was around for more than a couple of hours, it's likely someone locally that doesn't know they're open, you might try doing some WD yourself to see if you can locate them and then you can help them secure their network.

[Hippo]

I don't have a wireless network though, so accessing my computer is more a personal attack than a commercial one...

[Liberator]

You may not have a Wireless network, but you do have a wireless connection, apparently relatively unprotected.  If you don't use it, turn it off.

[Kazan]

Originally posted by Hippo
'let windows manage network connectiosn'

also known as zero-config