Wifi question

[RGar974417]

We have wifi at the house.One of our neighbors kids asked me if I would give him the pass word for it. I said no,because it's my understanding that if he is using it,it will slow down my connection.Am I correct?

[louiskathy]

I'd be leery.... of him on your router and being able to somehow hack into your computer. Even if someone tells me that there is NO WAY POSSIBLE for this to happen... I would not share my router even if it were sectioned with different passwords.

[rk911]

Dave Wilburn wrote:
Yep. And if he does something illegal, the cops will come knocking on your door.

also giving him the password is likely a violation of your internet service provider's terms of use.

[wcjeep]

I have a guest network/password on my routers for adult relatives when entertaining. No way would I share with a neighbor. Especially a neighbors kid. What's wrong with their internet? My friends fast internet slows to a crawl when his two kids are gaming.

[dons2346]

pauldub wrote:
Just for kicks, you could ask his parents why he might want to use your wifi.

Well, that would be a hoot.

[pauldub]

Just for kicks, you could ask his parents why he might want to use your wifi.

[AllegroD]

What about his parents? If you decide to do something for this kid, do you have parental controls, watchdog program. Maybe they do not want the kid surfing.

[tvman44]

It is still traceable to your ISP and then you. No I would not do that. 🙂

[2oldman]

RGar974417 wrote:
it will slow down my connection.Am I correct?

Depending on what he's doing, yes.

[brobox]

Not only will it slow your connection down, but what if he gives the password to one of his friends and he gives it to his of his friends then someone has a music download party, where would it be traced too?

[1492]

You could setup a second WiFi router connected from one your primary router's LAN ports, and set a subnet address different from yours. This would keep him off your network, and give him a separate password.

Some free third party router firmware such as DD-WRT will allow you to do this from a single router - creating a guest network. But need to find a compatible router. You could also set QoS rules to limit his bandwidth usage and net speed, restrict access to certain websites, and also give you primary access when you're on the net. But admittedly, somewhat involved to setup if you've not done so previously.

[Dave_Wilburn]

Yep. And if he does something illegal, the cops will come knocking on your door.