On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:16:36 GMT, mrblue <mrblue@ntlworld.com> wrote in
<8lM6h.53255$r4.38476@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net>:

>Axel Hammerschmidt wrote:
>> mrblue <mrblue@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've just set up my Wireless connection for a Laptop and a PC. I'm
>>> using WPA encryption with a 25-string letter/number WPA passphrase yet
>>> when I look at the settings on my PC/Laptop there is another SSID in
>>> addition to mine. How is this possible? Can someone access my PC this
>>> way, or would they have to work ouot the passphrase for the encryption.
>>> And is this person using my connection to access the internet?
>>
>> This other SSID is probably one of your neighbours access points. Are
>> you connecting the lappy with your PC by IBSS, ad hoc? Otherwise give
>> your access point a unique name. Not the default one.
>
>Connecting by Infrastructure, and the access point has a unique name.

Good.

>So, is it probably not connecting through my internet connection? The
>other SSID displays a different channel number to mine.

Your Wi-Fi radio is just showing you all the SSIDs (access points) it
can find. Those are wireless hosts, just like your own access point,
not wireless clients that could connect to you. To find out what's
connected to your own wireless network, look for a status page in the
access point web interface, not your computer's client adapter.

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