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Synthead@lemmy.world kindly commented that wifi network names of you and your neighbour can be used to locate your address, so please be aware to avoid betraying your privacy. Peace!

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[-] yukichigai@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

"SECURE YOUR NETWORK DIPASS"

This was back in the days when routers defaulted to no encryption with a stock password for the UI. Also I was the one who changed random people's SSID to that when I found an unsecured network.

[-] overthebrink90@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

I've got "Little Silhouetto of a LAN" and "Caught in a LANslide" for the 5 and 2.4ghz

[-] sissi@leminal.space 17 points 1 year ago

My neighbours' "PrettyFlyForAWiFi"

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago

For a while mines been:

"Free Public WiFi" for my secure main network

"Secure Home Network No Touchy" as my open guest network

[-] justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

[unavailable]

I guess it's supposed to deter people from using it or something, but I have to admit that it did confuse me for a hot minute.

[-] SnowmenMelt@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Connecting...

And yes it got me.

[-] exocortex@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 year ago

i've seen "💩" a while ago. That was pretty funny - just a little inconvenient at times I guess.

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[-] Gerbils@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

My mobile hotspot name is Win32Virus.exe

The looks when I turn it on in an airport...

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[-] YooperJeff@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago
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[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 15 points 1 year ago

I saw "Martin Router King" and the classical "BND Überwachungsfahrzeug"(BND=German surveillance Service). Überwachungsfahrzeug means surveillance vehicle.

[-] droidpenguin@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

David Bowie's Nipple Antennae

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[-] witchdoctor@lemmy.basedcount.com 14 points 1 year ago
[-] Grootvader@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Set my friend’s WiFi to “Muggle Magic”

[-] justanotheruser4@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My guest network was called ShareYourWifi, but my wife made me change it

[-] BustinJiber@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

CIA Van nr. 8 (unsecured)

[-] k0mprssd@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

mine is "im in your walls", going for the creepy factor

[-] sasquash471@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago

I live close to a train station and mine is called: "[name of the operator]_public“ wonder how many people tried to connect😅

[-] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

NachoWiF(e)i

[-] Caboose12000@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

NetworkError

[-] Giu176@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Martin Router King, from my wireless internet exam last semester

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[-] Panurge987@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I lived in the hood for a while, and a neighbor's wifi was called CrackWhoreNet.

[-] gazter@aussie.zone 12 points 1 year ago

My buddy upgraded to a mesh network and named it 'one wifi to bind them'

Heard a story about a wifi network in an apartment building called 'We can hear you having sex'

[-] Elivey@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Mine has been WaiFu for the last couple years.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 year ago

Used "Super WAN" for my 5Ghz and "Bat WAN" for my 2.4Ghz.

[-] slowwooderrunsdeep@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I just changed mine to porqueFi, I thought it was clever...

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[-] Copythis@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

"HP Laserjet M402DN", one of my least favorite desktop laser printers.

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[-] DredUnicorn@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Mines is currently riders of roWAN

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[-] Sho@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago
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[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

For a while mine was named "Get off my lawn"

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[-] LordRaymond@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago

I set my parents wifi to FBIVAN back when I was living with them. I think my siblings took that router with them when they moved out and I'm pretty sure they never changed it

[-] SacrificedBeans@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

At my old house, mine was NeverGonnaGiveYouUp. Nobody continued it for all the five years I was there, as far as I could tell :(

[-] jas0n@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I came across a network named estrogen. Someone took the time to login to the router and change the name but didn't change the default username and password. I changed it to testosterone...

[-] KittDJW@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

ICanHearYouSnoringFromHere

[-] univers3man@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

MachoLANRandySavage

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