WiFi gurus: What is this?

[moondust]

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[JaneyVee]

1. Someone close by named their network FBI surveillance as a prank.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

8. Seems to be a fad. I've heard a few people running into this lately.

[Posteritatis]

2. Hee.

I know people who'll name their Wifi network stuff like "surveillance van #3" or "FSB, New York station" or something along those lines just to mess with people scanning for networks.

[JaneyVee]

5. Walking down NYC streets scanning for WiFi is hilarious. People name their networks bizarre things.

"We can hear you having sex"

"Pick up your dogshit"

etc

etc

[NutmegYankee]

33. My favorite is...

Pretty fly for a WIFi

[JHB]

3. Someone using a snarky name for their router

[demmiblue]

4. One of your neighbors named their network connection "FBI Surveillance"...

to freak out other neighbors.

[moondust]

7. Must be somebody new in the neighborhood.

Never saw it before last night.

[TeeYiYi]

6. That is hilarious...

I've never had such a diabolical plan but now... I'm thinking about it... I've got meth neighbors...who openly use the neighbors' wifi every chance they get...for porn and who knows what...

Oh, I shouldn't...but...

Somebody, stop me! ...

TYY

[Control-Z]

14. Are you kidding?

If anything, DU will encourage you!

Do it! Go ahead - do it! And then report back to us!!

[TeeYiYi]

23. I am NOT kidding...

So weird. I moved to a rural town in Utah about 1.5 years ago. I'm surrounded by every right-wingbeckistan stereotype you could possibly imagine. Meth, pervs, republicans, survivalists...

About a week ago, the neighbor came to my door to see if I had a certain usb cable they might borrow... Turns out, they were crazyrigging a wireless setup to try to pick up another neighbor's open wifi network. I could see my wifi modem on the list but didn't offer the password. (My situation is so rural that my only internet option is a limited bandwidth satellite dish. After 17 gb/mo. they throttle my speeds.)

Anyway, suffice it to say, this neighbor has it coming to them...

I'll report back if I decide to go forward with it...

TYY

[TeeYiYi]

25. I did it. ..nt

TYY

[Control-Z]

29. I would love to be a fly on their wall

when they see it!! What name did you use?

[LiberalFighter]

19. Is there a name that they assigned to the meth task force or something?

[idwiyo]

32. Go, Go, Go, you KNOW you can't resist! DO IT!

[Control-Z]

10. Hehehe.

I've wanted to rename my network for the longest time - but I'm too lazy. It sure would be fun, though, especially when my future ex dropped by and tried to connect.

[Brickbat]

11. A sense of humor.

[petronius]

12. Be careful! There's a lot of obvious FBI agents here on DU telling you

that this is no big deal and just a joke - don't fall for it! They're definitely watching you...

[PoliticAverse]

13. From 2011...

http://mashable.com/2011/08/03/best-wi-fi-names/

[Aerows]

28. I got a nice chuckle out of

Abraham Linksys.

I think I should name mine wharbargle for laughs.

[L0oniX]

15. Next up ...someone names theirs Al-Qaeda. n/t

[Mnpaul]

21. Friends of Hamas

guaranteed to freak out your righty neighbor.

[Buns_of_Fire]

16. I named mine "Virginia State Police 9" just to screw around with people.

The FBI or NSA would NEVER use such a name. It'd be something like "Gumdrops and Lollipops" if they bothered to change it from the defaults at all.

[LiberalFighter]

18. There are people that would believe it.

[LiberalFighter]

17. Homeland Security?

Homeland Insecurity?

Lucifer?
God's Angel Michael?
Malach HaMavet?

Secret Service?
CIA?

[moondust]

20. All of the above?

t h e y ' r e . h e r e .

[Yavin4]

22. Call These People. They May Know.

[MineralMan]

24. You can name your network anthing

you want. One of mine is named Free wifi for all. Nothing is connected to it except the router. Real estate people stop in front of my house and use it.

[MADem]

26. I've been travelling lately, and I ran into "FBI Surveillance Van" the other day.

Laughed my butt off!

[IDemo]

27. To do: rename wireless network "Agent Mike" n/t

[notadmblnd]

30. it is what someone named their network

probably an attempt at humor.

[SidDithers]

31. Oh jeez. You're screwn...

Others have already answered.

Sid