Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
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Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
25-06-2015 7:06 PM
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This morning I tried to VNC to this client, last time I did this was at about 5pm yesterday evening. Couldn't get in and after a call to them to make sure they hadn't changed anything I tried whatsmyip. It showed mine as 90.xxx.xxx.xxx which was a bit odd. I tweeted my Plusnet to ask why they'd changed it & got the client to change the settings on their firewall. Plusnet claimed that they had never changed the IP & after a bit of too & froing it was established that it is still 84.xxx. Then a neighbour came over to borrow my printer, asked me to print out a file for her. I couldn't establish a connection to the wifi printer which has never happened, it's always been extremely reliable. This prompted me to scan my network, the scanner suggested looking at IP addresses starting 192.168.0.xxx which I thought was extremely odd but went with. At 192.168.0.1 was a Sky router. I don't have one of those. There were 3 Sonos devices as well, haven't got any of those either. The neighbour who wanted the printing done said that our new next door neighbour has Sky broadband. I typed 192.168.0.1 into a browser and got taken to the homepage of a Sky router that is creating the network 'TheWiFi'. Checked my WiFi settings again. My computer says it is on network A. My phone is on network A but has the same 192.168.0.xxx IP address. My sister has a Sonos so I have the app on my phone, I can control the neighbours device from my phone. I tried to actually join TheWiFi on my computer but was asked for a WPA2 password. I have no idea what the password might be, I don't even know the blokes surname yet.
When I use a wired connection to the router I am back on network A with a 192.168.1.xxx address but no internet connection.
When I turned my router off I lost all connections, so I can't just hop onto his network when mine isn't working.
Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
25-06-2015 7:11 PM
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I would check you wifi setuo and make sure that YOUR wifi is enabled and is set to the default connection, or it will just jump to the strongest "free" one.
Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
25-06-2015 7:15 PM
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I also get the same result if I turn off wifi on my laptop and connect by ethernet directly to my router. How can that be happening?
Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
25-06-2015 7:20 PM
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Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
25-06-2015 7:33 PM
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Rename your router, then connect to the new name (connect via wire to rename etc)
Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
25-06-2015 7:42 PM
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Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
25-06-2015 7:46 PM
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25-06-2015 7:49 PM
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Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
25-06-2015 7:57 PM
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Quote from: pwatson Have you got any powerline adapters as part of your network? Has your neighbour?
That was exactly it pwatson, thanks a lot. I actually thought I had secured the Powerline network so will put that right tonight.
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25-06-2015 7:59 PM
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Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
26-06-2015 8:24 AM
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Im thinking of getting some powerline adapters, and I thought they only worked around 1 ring main?
Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
28-06-2015 9:46 AM
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Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
28-06-2015 9:51 AM
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I'd advise hardwiring if at all possible.
Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
28-06-2015 10:34 AM
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Having said that, I see people posting who don't seem to have any issues with them, so I don't think it is a universal issue with powerline adapters, but it could be certain makes.
The actual adapters I had worked fine, it was only when I started monitoring my line stats, I could see the effect of noise. By removing them I increased my speed a little and improved the ping.
The solution I went for was one of the TP-Link wireless nano routers (about 16 pounds). You configure it for your wi-fi network and it has an RJ45 port on it. I have it behind my TV along with a little 4 port hub and can connect all my internet devices that way.
Re: Very strange router problem, I appear to be on neighbours Sky network
28-06-2015 11:00 AM
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@createdbydan - Pros and cons to both setups. Only your environment can confirm which is best for you.
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