Odd Question, Wifi

[Jim]

On 02/19/2013 03:56 PM, Todor Petkov wrote:
> On 19/02/2013 10:52 PM, Jim wrote:
>> On 02/19/2013 03:41 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
>>> On 02/19/2013 12:10 PM, Jim wrote:
>>>> Is there any way a Unsecure Wifi connection,  one can determine how to
>>>> contact the owner about his connection.
>>>>
>>>> I can't visualise how , but I just thought I would just ask.
>>>
>>> I used to know a man who'd log onto them, then put a job in their 
>>> print queue warning them.  Of course, this was with Windows, and I 
>>> really don't recommend it.
>> This just goes to show how unsecure Windows really is, in fact this
>> guy probly is using Windows his AP has a name of dd-wrt_vab .
>>
>> I'm the only guy on my block that would be smart enough to use Linux.
>
>
> Try to open www.whatismyip.com, look at the IP address and call the 
> ISP to warn the user.
>
>
the IP address that the AP shows is a local 192.168.x.x and is not a 
world IP.