[Holden117]

I heard something today from a guy that I know. The guy claims to have family over in the UK and said they have a program that will detect users of your wireless internet. The catch is that if you dont want them on you can fry the motherboard. Its 100% accurate and cant be stopped. Now that to me sounds way to good to be true. If it is, I want it, I hate people ripping off my wireless.

[macosxnerd101]

May I ask then, why you don't secure it at the very least by requiring a passkey?

[Holden117]

Trust me I do, I have sl3azy neighbors.




Post: dont jump on me for using that word. That is me being nice to describe them

This post has been edited by Holden117: 03 September 2010 - 05:54 PM

[KYA]

I'm going to throw the bullshit flag. Detecting someone on your network -> frying their motherboard? Please. Missing a few steps there.

[Holden117]

Thats what I though as well. Now we need Danny to confirm it.

[CharlieMay]

I'd say you need to inform that guy to lay off of the crack pipe. Otherwise, get us a link where it explains how I can (without a physical connection) send a command to fry someones computer.

[WolfCoder]

KYA, on 03 September 2010 - 05:55 PM, said:

I'm going to throw the bullshit flag. Detecting someone on your network -> frying their motherboard? Please. Missing a few steps there.

[Ahmedn1]

First time to hear something like that

[moopet]

lolz.

[stayscrisp]

Bullshit!

[gabehabe]

It's true.

Something similar happened to me. Could you please clease my computer for me, and teach me teh Vista while you're at it? kthx.

This post has been edited by gabehabe: 04 September 2010 - 10:02 AM

[NickDMax]

Back in the days of old AT monitors it was (so the stories say) possible to program the video card to center the monitors scans on a single point (or small area) which would, over time, get hot enough to cause and explosion. My copy of a book on SVGA programming does mention that some scan settings can be detrimental to the monitor...

Rumors of seriously overclocked CPU's having actually hit a melting point seem a little unreasonable given the temperatures used in manufacturing but I like a good tail of idiot gamers melting their expensive PC's as much as the next guy...

I have also encountered stories of various hard-drive tomfoolery such as getting one to run backwards or get hot enough to give off noxious gasses etc. -- all of which may have some slight basis in plausibility but don't happen frequently enough for the occasional youtube video.

Until the mythbusters really crack down on computer myths we will have to continue to take these claims with a grain of salt.

It is pretty easy to detect unwanted access to your network. But melting a motherboard seems a little far fetched. Basically the program would have to infect the PC just as any other virus/worm/malware (unless you are running your wireless network with a SPY-1-A which could definitely create a thin beam that could melt a motherboard... and sterilize the poor hax0r in the process).

So I think you are probably pretty safe to continue to steal your neighbors wifi as the worst they can do is come over and kick your ass.

[mix]

Bullpoopoo!! BTW, Brittish is spelled British.

This post has been edited by mix: 04 September 2010 - 02:01 PM

[no2pencil]

Holden117, on 03 September 2010 - 06:47 PM, said:

The catch is that if you dont want them on you can fry the motherboard.

I swear to god I hate you.

NickDMax, on 04 September 2010 - 12:03 PM, said:

Back in the days of old AT monitors it was (so the stories say) possible to program the video card to center the monitors scans on a single point (or small area) which would, over time, get hot enough to cause and explosion.

More specifically it was the Hercules monochrome monitors. Also, they didn't explode so much as they just got hot & caught fire.

[WolfCoder]

no2pencil, on 04 September 2010 - 06:23 PM, said:

Holden117, on 03 September 2010 - 06:47 PM, said:

The catch is that if you dont want them on you can fry the motherboard.

I swear to god I hate you.
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I love you