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    How to Answer Someone Who Doesn't Know Their Question

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      A Former User @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said:

      @thanksajdotcom said:

      My router piggybacks off their router, but she knows that. Her husband knows that. I've had two of those exact networks up for over six weeks and she's never said anything...that's why I was confused. This wasn't a new thing. She just probably never noticed before.

      So the answer to the above was an absolute yes and it's obvious why she is upset. What's unclear is why it isn't obvious to you why she is upset and why the answer to the above was a "yes". That it's been there for six weeks isn't a relevant factor, so no idea why that's being mentioned. She just figured out that you are adding access points to her network, now she is upset. Honestly, she is completely justified unless they agreed that you could do so.

      That you have a router somewhere doesn't seem part of the equation. This is their network, you've added an access point to it. No wonder she is upset.

      I think this is the biggest issue. An Open network that connects to anyone's network would make them upset. Especially since your router is after their's. This essential gives anyone all access to their LAN since to the router it would be considered part of the WAN. That's aside from the fact that just anyone could be wasting bandwidth.

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        A Former User
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        And remember if the wife isn't happy he isn't going to be happy.

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender @A Former User
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          @thecreativeone91 said:

          Setting up Guest networks are against the Terms of most residential connections anyway.

          Open and free to anyone guest networks are against more TOS, but a guest network for your invited guests are not.

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            Texkonc
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            Whoever pays the bills makes the rules.

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              A Former User @Texkonc
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              @Texkonc said:

              Whoever pays the bills makes the rules.

              No truer wisdom here than that!

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              • thanksajdotcomT
                thanksajdotcom @A Former User
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                @thecreativeone91 said:

                @scottalanmiller said:

                @thanksajdotcom said:

                My router piggybacks off their router, but she knows that. Her husband knows that. I've had two of those exact networks up for over six weeks and she's never said anything...that's why I was confused. This wasn't a new thing. She just probably never noticed before.

                So the answer to the above was an absolute yes and it's obvious why she is upset. What's unclear is why it isn't obvious to you why she is upset and why the answer to the above was a "yes". That it's been there for six weeks isn't a relevant factor, so no idea why that's being mentioned. She just figured out that you are adding access points to her network, now she is upset. Honestly, she is completely justified unless they agreed that you could do so.

                That you have a router somewhere doesn't seem part of the equation. This is their network, you've added an access point to it. No wonder she is upset.

                I think this is the biggest issue. An Open network that connects to anyone's network would make them upset. Especially since your router is after their's. This essential gives anyone all access to their LAN since to the router it would be considered part of the WAN. That's aside from the fact that just anyone could be wasting bandwidth.

                My network isn't open. Not at all. My network is far more secure than theirs.

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                  thanksajdotcom @Dashrender
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                  @Dashrender said:

                  @thecreativeone91 said:

                  Setting up Guest networks are against the Terms of most residential connections anyway.

                  Open and free to anyone guest networks are against more TOS, but a guest network for your invited guests are not.

                  Nope, guest network was secured too.

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                  • thanksajdotcomT
                    thanksajdotcom @A Former User
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                    @thecreativeone91 said:

                    @Texkonc said:

                    Whoever pays the bills makes the rules.

                    No truer wisdom here than that!

                    He pays the bills, not her.

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                      A Former User @thanksajdotcom
                      last edited by

                      @thanksajdotcom said:

                      @thecreativeone91 said:

                      @Texkonc said:

                      Whoever pays the bills makes the rules.

                      No truer wisdom here than that!

                      He pays the bills, not her.

                      Doesn't matter. They are married. If he pays she does too.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @Texkonc
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                        @Texkonc said:

                        Whoever pays the bills makes the rules.

                        Never been married, I see 😉

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                          Texkonc
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                          Ok, I will clarify. Married couple makes the rules.
                          If not, whoever pays the bills, makes the rules.

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                          • coliverC
                            coliver @Texkonc
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                            @Texkonc said:

                            Ok, I will clarify. Wives makes the rules.
                            If not, whoever pays the bills, makes the rules.

                            FTFY

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                            • DashrenderD
                              Dashrender @Texkonc
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                              @Texkonc said:

                              Whoever pays the bills makes the rules.

                              Of course I agree with you, though I'm guessing that AJ's internet access permission was between him and his friend, the wife probably wasn't part of it. So her getting all upset is really more a problem with her husband as Scott mentioned earlier.

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                                A Former User
                                last edited by A Former User

                                Am I the only one that thinks this is going to end badly, with everyone having hurt feelings?

                                Clearly the boundaries were not set, and if they were, there was a great misunderstanding.

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                                • art_of_shredA
                                  art_of_shred Banned
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                                  The wife is the husband's problem. If she wears the pants, it will be your problem. At any rate, if you make her unhappy, you will suffer one way or another. If you make sure there are clear boundaries that all parties understand and agree to, this can be resolved. If it stays as is and you just "do whatever you want", it's going to end badly.

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                                  • art_of_shredA
                                    art_of_shred Banned
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                                    All of what I just posted doesn't even address that you are, in essence, stealing your internet connection. Even with permission from your landlord, you are a separate household/dwelling, and you are stealing from the ISP. That's like having a company car with a gas card and letting your buddy use it all the time and charge his gas to the card. You may have an agreement, but in the end, you are both agreeing to steal from your employer.

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                                      PSX_Defector @art_of_shred
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                                      @art_of_shred said:

                                      If it stays as is and you just "do whatever you want", it's going to end badly.

                                      Here's a pic of AJ doing just that.

                                      74351-whatever-I-do-what-I-want-KfEc.png

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                                        A Former User @PSX_Defector
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                                        @PSX_Defector said:

                                        @art_of_shred said:

                                        If it stays as is and you just "do whatever you want", it's going to end badly.

                                        Here's a pic of AJ doing just that.

                                        74351-whatever-I-do-what-I-want-KfEc.png

                                        i really like the blush.

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