Is it Illegal?

[GommeInc]

I'm so glad I live in the middle of no-where As long as you don't download heaps of stuff causing their network to slow down, they may not think to look for you. It just depends if whoever they are like to check in on their network panel. I hate people who get all protective about how they think it is right to use another persons network, but thankfully you're being all calm about it

[Moh]

I don't think its illegal to connect to their network, as its their own fault that they did not put a password on their wireless.

However, I think it is illegal to use their bandwidth. So if you connect to their wireless and don't connect to the internet and use bandwidth, your on the right side of the law

But what the hell, the only thing they will do is kick you off the wireless

[AgnesIO]

I've done it before, and you'll find a lot of computer people/electricians that go to other peoples houses, if they are waiting for someone to turn up, they will sit in there van and connect to a wireless internet source!

[PoizZoNxX]

You shouldn't really do it, but if you are not doing anything unlawful then I'm sure they wouldn't mind. Halve of the time they wouldn't even know about it anyway as it doesn't bring a dramatic effect to it. Even if you do get caught, it's undoubtful that they'll take it futher, if they are just your average casual net users.

[redtom]

If it's open then its most likely they don't have a clue what they are doing, so they wont check there network and will never know if you do use it.

[Swinkid]

Oh right, ah well. How'd they trace it anyways?

I don't think they can trace. Apart from the router ip

for example.

Master pc (plugged into router in slot 1. private ip will be like):

192.168.2.1

So your private ip would be like.

192.168.2.X

And they can see ur computer name and mac address.

[Jack.Lfc]

Well if they dont have a password on there router its likely they are thick. So they wont what all the ip stuff means.

[Nli.]

@the above, yeah that's true.
anyways, thanks for all the answers. I guess I'll just carryon using it. I only used it for myspace though lol. But im back on my 'legal' secure, password protected internet now.

[HotelUser]

It may be illegal, but just do it anyways

If you really hate them, you can even torrent on their network

[Nli.]

Lol. I think I was downloading something from TPB anyways whilst I was there didn't realise