From: Man@the.keyboard   
      
   On Mon, 1 Dec 2025 09:21:27 +0000, wasbit    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 28/11/2025 19:03, Paul wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 11/28/2025 3:47 AM, wasbit wrote:   
   >>> On 26/11/2025 13:55, micky wrote:   
   >>>> OT?? if I'm using someone else's wifi, can he tell what's in email I'm   
   >>>> sending or receiving, can he tell what I'm sending or receiving on the   
   >>>> web, or what I'm sending or receiving here on Usenet?.   I would think   
   >>>> not but just want to be sure.    He's a smart guy but no tech genius   
   >>>> afaik.  If he were a tech wiz, could he do it?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> My wifi has been giving me trouble since February, and last night on the   
   >>>> upstairs computer, the cable internet would not work either.  The   
   >>>> Troubleshooter said the cable wasn't in, and indeed, I had sometimes   
   >>>> gotten success by pushing it in further, a millimeter, but that didn't   
   >>>> work last night.   Even though the Verizon FIOS fiberoptic phone was   
   >>>> working and the Verizon box has a flashing led for the cable that goes   
   >>>> to my computer.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> This morning I rebooted and on its own, it connected to the wifi of a   
   >>>> neighbor, but not to my own wifi   Hmmm after 30 minutes of using his,   
   >>>> it just switched to my wifi.  But still not to the cable, which I   
   >>>> thought would take priority, plusd last night the Troubleshooter said my   
   >>>> laptop's wifi was bad too, the one that hasn't worked since February.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Hmmm! 19 replies & not a mention of bandwidth theft.   
   >>   
   >> It seems to be mostly a tale about semi-broken or half-functional kit.   
   >> Since the OP has his own paid Internet service, there is no   
   >> evidence of "100% leeching" going on, particularly. I bet the   
   >> OP could tighten up his settings a bit.   
   >>   
   >   
   >The OP knows he has connected to the neighbour's wifi but said nothing   
   >about having permission.   
   >Until clarified it is bandwidth theft.   
      
    OP can, of course, tell Windows to "forget" every Network apart from   
   his very own one. That way, it will ask for a password when trying to   
   log in, so he'd be able to tell it not to.   
      
    He can also make his preferred network the default so it will login   
   first.   
                                                                   J.   
      
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