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unsecure Wi-Fi using our restaurant name (Wi-Fi Scams????)
I work in a restaurant and i repair pcs in my spare time. I just finished a Associate degree in Computer Networking and Security Management. But I do know that I still need a lot of things to learn.
Hi guys, i been reading technibble for the last two months. im planning to start my advertising in the next couple of months. I repair computers in my spare time, but i don't get paid for most of them. I also help my supervisor with the computer she is in charge of. First of all let me tell you that I work in a restaurant as a server. She (my supervisor) is in charge of 12 restaurants. Each restaurant has A windows 2000 server running micros on it, they all have 4 to 7 clients. I been involve in some repairs concerning the server and the thermal printer connected to the clients, you know basic staff. I also installed a DVR system for one restaurant, and let me tell you something it is really easy.
Fortunately, the problem or question i have is not related with any of the computers .
Our restaurant does not offer free wifi. We don't even have a wireless router. Last week i notice in my friends iphone that in the wifi setting theres a unsecured network SSID = "Restaurant blow". We have many costumers connecting their laptop to the internet while they wait for their food.
This is really strange for me, nobody would set up their router without any restrictions unless you want everyone to connect to it. I'm just worry that somebody set their router intentionally to get peoples data. It's easy to set up a server box and install router's features to it. They can install software allowing them to capture data and do illegal things with it.
My question is does anybody know where in can report these, or any advice on what I should do.
I'm planning to connect to network tomorrow with a fresh install of windows in my laptop and try to get some data from the router. (any advice, opinions or tricks that allow me to get info from the router)
thanks for your time tecnibble members
update 10/5/2010
Thank you for all your replies.
I called our ISP which is Megapath. (i had to wait 22 min for a technician to answer) after explaining the technician what was going on, he told that he did not have an answer for that. His solution is to tell costumers not to connect to it. But i think we need to do something else. we need to stop this guy, i don't know what is the purpose of this unsecure network using our restaurant name, but i have a bad feeling.
I also called a company who gives remote and onsite support for our POS system. I told them to change a touch screen client, which is dying. They are sending somebody to replace the client. I told the technician about the free wifi. He told me that, that's not their job and that he couldn't help me.
Anyways, it looks like am the only one worried about this issue. The manager is only worried about sales. My supervisor told me to see what I can do but nothing else.
I took my laptop to work today. I used inSSIDer 2 to scan the wireless networks and get some info.
after finding the public address i used http://whois.domaintools.com/ to get the ISP of that specific ip address which is OrgName: Road Runner HoldCo LLC
im sending an email to RR. if i can i will port their answer as soon as i get it.
thank again to all of you.
Update 10/11/2010
i send two emails to rr, but they only send me auto-responses
The Wireless Network is now down.
I work in a restaurant and i repair pcs in my spare time. I just finished a Associate degree in Computer Networking and Security Management. But I do know that I still need a lot of things to learn.
Hi guys, i been reading technibble for the last two months. im planning to start my advertising in the next couple of months. I repair computers in my spare time, but i don't get paid for most of them. I also help my supervisor with the computer she is in charge of. First of all let me tell you that I work in a restaurant as a server. She (my supervisor) is in charge of 12 restaurants. Each restaurant has A windows 2000 server running micros on it, they all have 4 to 7 clients. I been involve in some repairs concerning the server and the thermal printer connected to the clients, you know basic staff. I also installed a DVR system for one restaurant, and let me tell you something it is really easy.
Fortunately, the problem or question i have is not related with any of the computers .
Our restaurant does not offer free wifi. We don't even have a wireless router. Last week i notice in my friends iphone that in the wifi setting theres a unsecured network SSID = "Restaurant blow". We have many costumers connecting their laptop to the internet while they wait for their food.
This is really strange for me, nobody would set up their router without any restrictions unless you want everyone to connect to it. I'm just worry that somebody set their router intentionally to get peoples data. It's easy to set up a server box and install router's features to it. They can install software allowing them to capture data and do illegal things with it.
My question is does anybody know where in can report these, or any advice on what I should do.
I'm planning to connect to network tomorrow with a fresh install of windows in my laptop and try to get some data from the router. (any advice, opinions or tricks that allow me to get info from the router)
thanks for your time tecnibble members
update 10/5/2010
Thank you for all your replies.
I called our ISP which is Megapath. (i had to wait 22 min for a technician to answer) after explaining the technician what was going on, he told that he did not have an answer for that. His solution is to tell costumers not to connect to it. But i think we need to do something else. we need to stop this guy, i don't know what is the purpose of this unsecure network using our restaurant name, but i have a bad feeling.
I also called a company who gives remote and onsite support for our POS system. I told them to change a touch screen client, which is dying. They are sending somebody to replace the client. I told the technician about the free wifi. He told me that, that's not their job and that he couldn't help me.
Anyways, it looks like am the only one worried about this issue. The manager is only worried about sales. My supervisor told me to see what I can do but nothing else.
I took my laptop to work today. I used inSSIDer 2 to scan the wireless networks and get some info.
after finding the public address i used http://whois.domaintools.com/ to get the ISP of that specific ip address which is OrgName: Road Runner HoldCo LLC
im sending an email to RR. if i can i will port their answer as soon as i get it.
thank again to all of you.
Update 10/11/2010
i send two emails to rr, but they only send me auto-responses
The Wireless Network is now down.
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