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aircard goes online without permission
Hello all, I know most people just leave everything turned on. But my wifi service is very limited (only 6 G) and very expensive so I like to control when my computer is able to go online so that I ...
Hello ForestRaven
When you power the Aircard on it starts to broadcast the Wifi and if the PC has that network saved it will automatically connect to that network if its in range.
DarrenM
Hello ForestRaven
When you power the Aircard on it starts to broadcast the Wifi and if the PC has that network saved it will automatically connect to that network if its in range.
DarrenM
Thank you for the response, Darren. So I take it, the only thing is for me to be there when everything powers up so I can manually cancel it. That's not a problem.
I was just more concerned that there was some program on my computer that was taking control of things. I hate the fact that programs can get online without my permission and sometimes there is nothing I can do about it.
Thanks again