[Novalug] Weird wireless wonders

John Warren jpwarren00@gmail.com
Wed Jun 20 21:24:25 EDT 2007


Yep, obviously a case of Big Brother.  You wouldn't happen to have
WINE running on the Ubuntu rig?

-John

On 6/20/07, D Rider <twigboy2@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was using a laptop (Ubuntu) away from my home network today, and connected
> briefly to another wireless network.  I came home, sans laptop, and
> connected with a DIFFERENT laptop (Windows XP) to my home network.  What is
> weird is that as soon as the laptop connected to my home network it
> displayed the other network that the other laptop was using earlier today.
> The laptop at home NEVER was connected to the OTHER network.  The only
> things common to these machines are: previously connected to my home
> network; me; previously connected to a different network (not the one
> involved today).
>
> Is there some sort of Big Brother following me?  How is this possible?  It
> is spooking me somewhat.  Thanks for comments.
>
> David.
>
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