- Oct 3, 2006
- 4,404
- Boat Info
- 280 Sundancer, Westerbeke MPV generator
- Engines
- twin 5.0's w/BIII drives
It’s amazing that after you find a solution to a problem, the solution seems obvious.
I have a WIFI network. I keep it open, 100% naked for all to enjoy. (No lecture on safety please - I keep my laptop very locked down)
Earlier today I was unable to send email. I figured with all the reported power outages it must be the location with the SMTP server must be down. No biggie, I’ll come back later. Well it’s later.
After 2 calls to Time / Road Runner where I told the tec support people “no – the problem is not on my end, I did not change a setting, I have 12 computers and I have now tried 3 of them. I can connect to the internet just fine. I just can’t send an email via the SPTP server name you gave me” they insisted the problem was on my end. They insisted they have no network issues.
As I booted up laptop #4, one I have not used in a long time I noticed the McAfee was asking for my OK to allow a new network. Hmmmmm. What new network?
Turns out a near by business has added a booster to their WiFi network and, like me, left the default name of the network Linksys.
Since their signal was being boosted, my laptop was actually grabbing their signal. Their connection to the internet must be something other then road runner so I could surf, receive email but not send. The reason I could not send an email was I was not on my network.
Had I been anywhere but here, I would have known in 1 second why I could not send the email. I guess I had m blinders on.
I now have a network with the name Linksis. I have blocked the other network. All works fine.
I am a good hour being in work!
Course I am considering boosting my WiFi signal, changing my network name back to Linksys to see how long it would take the other person to figure out what is going on. Nahhh, I would not do that.
I have a WIFI network. I keep it open, 100% naked for all to enjoy. (No lecture on safety please - I keep my laptop very locked down)
Earlier today I was unable to send email. I figured with all the reported power outages it must be the location with the SMTP server must be down. No biggie, I’ll come back later. Well it’s later.
After 2 calls to Time / Road Runner where I told the tec support people “no – the problem is not on my end, I did not change a setting, I have 12 computers and I have now tried 3 of them. I can connect to the internet just fine. I just can’t send an email via the SPTP server name you gave me” they insisted the problem was on my end. They insisted they have no network issues.
As I booted up laptop #4, one I have not used in a long time I noticed the McAfee was asking for my OK to allow a new network. Hmmmmm. What new network?
Turns out a near by business has added a booster to their WiFi network and, like me, left the default name of the network Linksys.
Since their signal was being boosted, my laptop was actually grabbing their signal. Their connection to the internet must be something other then road runner so I could surf, receive email but not send. The reason I could not send an email was I was not on my network.
Had I been anywhere but here, I would have known in 1 second why I could not send the email. I guess I had m blinders on.
I now have a network with the name Linksis. I have blocked the other network. All works fine.
I am a good hour being in work!
Course I am considering boosting my WiFi signal, changing my network name back to Linksys to see how long it would take the other person to figure out what is going on. Nahhh, I would not do that.
