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Weird wireless access points in my building..

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slackerinabox

Lifer
My WiFi connection lists has these four odd access points/routers listed in my apartment building, all with names that seem to be serial numbers:

508804
544903
488030
590909

They all have pretty high signal strength, odd because my router, a room away from me in my own apartment, has less signal strength and I can't connect to any of them even though they do not have a key.

What the hell are these? Is it possible that the buildings security cameras (in the lobby, not implying they have hidden cameras) uses a version of wi-fi?
 
Originally posted by: Jnetty99
Maybe its some type of WIFI network around your area? Something getting setup by the town or city?
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I thought that, but my PDA doesn't list any of those connections outside of my building, so it seems more localized. MAYBE my building's management is setting up a public network (or a pay one) that hasn't gone live yet... Or maybe it's a data sharing network (not WAN)..Hmmmm
 
Can you grab a packet sniffer and see what the response is when you try to connect?

Dunno if that'll tell you a damn thing, but might be worth a try.
 
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