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Old 6th May 2008, 15:51   #129 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jraj View Post
I have internet connection provided by Airtel.Its a wireless connection.Recetly after I purchased HTC Touch,I tried to connect to this wifi router.When I turned on wifi in my mobile,it got connected.It didnt ask for any password.Does this mean that someone living nearby also could have access to my wifi connection.I always thought that it would ask for some password before connecting.Can anyone provide some information on this?

Form what you have described .. Yes Anyone can Connect to your Wireless Internet Connection, By default Airtel do not enable any form of wireless security, Its upto the end user to enable them .. YOu can either enable MAC ID or WEP Authentication on the wireless router ......
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