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weird non-wireless network has become wireless?

post #1 of 5
5/18/06 at 12:44am
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i have a non-wireless (all wired with wires) network at my house that has 6 computers sharing the internet on it. recently i just got my first laptop (dell e1505) and it somehow detects my internet and im able to connect to it. and NO its not my neighbors internet because i checked ip and its same as my house...and plus i can find my neighbors too

now my questions are
1. how in the world did my laptop detect my house's internet when i have no wireless routers and just nothing wireless?
2. if its connected to my house's internet...why is the speed 4x slower than my house's internet?
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post #2 of 5
5/18/06 at 12:48am
what IP did you check - the internal NAT IP network range or the external "real IP" ?

what did you use to get a 4x speed test slower?

hows the rest of your house setup - wired router(s) and or switch(es) infront of 6 machines.
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post #3 of 5
5/18/06 at 12:53am
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Originally Posted by freonchill
what IP did you check - the internal NAT IP network range or the external "real IP" ?

what did you use to get a 4x speed test slower?

hows the rest of your house setup - wired router(s) and or switch(es) infront of 6 machines.
i checked the "real external ip" not the internal lan/router ip by going to whatismyip.com

i used online speed tests and my max download went from about 800kb/s (desktop) to 200kb/s (laptop) or even lower

i have a cable modem that hooks up to a linksys router that hooks up to a small hub/pub...no switches or anything
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post #4 of 5
5/18/06 at 1:21am
Is it even possible that you are using the DHCP feature on your neighbor's wifi network (thus connecting automatically), and using the wired network at the same time? I mean, that way, of course you will connect to your home network and to your neighbor's network.

People do stupid things sometimes (God! I do all the time), and since you didn't tell us, answer this: are you connecting the cable at the same time you are "detecting" your LAN? I know this is stupid, but as I said, I do things like this and I see this all the time (and don't know your depth of knowledge). If this offends you, sorry.

Also, no way your neighbor may be hardwiring your connection, right?
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post #5 of 5
5/18/06 at 2:22am
what is your exact router.. model number.. its quite possible you have a wireless router and dont even know it. silly head
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