Using a store's wireless router

[1HandInMyPocket]

Long story short, a friend of mine is able to find out the password to the wireless router at his work (a retail store). If I were to use the password to get internet access via my phone is there a way he (or myself) could get in trouble, and/or would his manager or higher-ups be able to find out. I would not use it download huge amounts of data, just to check e-mail and watch youtube videos when I am visiting him. He has told me that the computers at his work has very limited internet access (obviously), so would this also limit my access via my phone?

Thanks in advance,
1Hand

 

[WoodPeckr]

^^^ Good point!
When I got my first PC and didn't know any better I put in my real name when prompted on setup. Never liked how it always showed my name when going into the system settings. Since then I've always used some other handle on all PCs and devices when asked upon setting them up.

 

[djk]

If anyone checks the DHCP list it will show the names of your devices you attached...i.e. 'Andy-Iphone' or 'Bold9900-George' - So check the name of your device in your settings. If you change this to something cryptic (or simply does not identify you specifically) you generally will be safe.

Cheers

They can also confirm with mac addresses. Of course, any network admin with such knowledge would just enable hardware mac filtering. Unless he's lazy.

 

[1HandInMyPocket]

If anyone checks the DHCP list it will show the names of your devices you attached...i.e. 'Andy-Iphone' or 'Bold9900-George' - So check the name of your device in your settings. If you change this to something cryptic (or simply does not identify you specifically) you generally will be safe.

Cheers

Thanks. I did changed my name in my settings to something more cryptic, however, I check all devices on my own network at home, I still see my old device's name. Any solution to this.

 

[1HandInMyPocket]

So I tried another device name change, and disconnected my wi-fi and then reconnected (I thought I did this the first time). When I checked my network I saw the name change so I'm think everything worked.

Thanks again everyone.

 

[CapitalGuy]

A company would have to be pretty paranoid to try and track someone down because of that (if they even discovered it). Its hardly a big deal to "steal" a wireless connection to check email - happens continually all over the world. The company would be more upset that someone "hacked" into their system and would likely search for any damages, and be relieved to discover that no data was stolen etc. This may be less than legal but its barely worth mentioning.

And how would they know you got the password from your friend? If HE doesn't even have it (officially), he's not even a suspect. He can't give away something he doesn't have!! Anyhow, keep stealing it lol.