[Eircom] Router Stolen

oddone

Some b*****d broke into my home and stole my Eircom Netopia
Wireless router above all things. :mad:

I contacted Eircom and in fairness to them they said they'd send me
out a new replacement in 5-10 working days free of charge.

I was just wondering a) is a router like actually of any use or value to anyone
or would it only be compatible with my eircom connection?
and b) is there anything else I should be worried about, I presume the losing my router won't affect my system or internet connection or put me at risk in any way right?

ntlbell

lol

brings a whole new meaning to stealing the neighbors wireless

conjamuk

ntlbell wrote: »

lol

brings a whole new meaning to stealing the neighbors wireless

HAHAHAHA

mukki

lol, wonder which is more illegal

op I hope nothing important was taken

oddone

mukki wrote: »

lol, wonder which is more illegal

op I hope nothing important was taken

Thanks, no nothing serious thank god.

Glad to see others find it so hilarious, wonder if they would
if they were in my shoes.

h8red

LOL HAHAHA ROFL ETC.

To answer your questions OP. The router is not tied to your line it'll work anywhere. There's nothing to worry about when you get your new one from eircom. Just forget about the old one.

Sorry to hear about the break-in.

ntlbell

oddone wrote: »

wonder if they would
if they were in my shoes.

are these your shoes?

oddone

h8red wrote: »

To answer your questions OP. The router is not tied to your line it'll work anywhere. There's nothing to worry about when you get your new one from eircom. Just forget about the old one.

Sorry to hear about the break-in.

Thank you.

the_syco

oddone wrote: »

Glad to see others find it so hilarious, wonder if they would
if they were in my shoes.

We find it funny, as the routers aren't that great.

thefinalstage

oddone wrote: »

Some b*****d broke into my home and stole my Eircom Netopia
Wireless router above all things. :mad:

I contacted Eircom and in fairness to them they said they'd send me
out a new replacement in 5-10 working days free of charge.

I was just wondering a) is a router like actually of any use or value to anyone
or would it only be compatible with my eircom connection?
and b) is there anything else I should be worried about, I presume the losing my router won't affect my system or internet connection or put me at risk in any way right?

Oh, you are gonna have some fun with the swap out rule....

oddone

ntlbell wrote: »

are these your shoes?

:rolleyes:

oddone

thelastangryman wrote: »

Oh, you are gonna have some fun with the swap out rule....

The what now?

Vanbis

ntlbell wrote: »

lol

brings a whole new meaning to stealing the neighbors wireless

Classic

seanybiker

ha ha ha thats a bit random

Tristram

lol


bizarro

Creamy Goodness

h8red wrote: »

LOL HAHAHA ROFL ETC.

To answer your questions OP. The router is not tied to your line it'll work anywhere. There's nothing to worry about when you get your new one from eircom. Just forget about the old one.

Sorry to hear about the break-in.

if he used WPA wouldn't the key he used be stored on the router, so in the unlikely event that he used a password that is used for other things will be in the hands of the robber.

other than that there's nothing to worry about in terms of security of your broadband/router/internet side of things

Onikage

What a moron. Of all the things to take! Your shoes or jacket were probably right next to it and would have been worth more.

h8red

thelastangryman wrote: »

Oh, you are gonna have some fun with the swap out rule....

What the fuck is "the swap out rule"?

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

if he used WPA wouldn't the key he used be stored on the router, so in the unlikely event that he used a password that is used for other things will be in the hands of the robber.

Even if the robber got that password I'm fairly sure he wouldn't be able to get any information as to what logins were associated with it.

beertons

Lol, nice shoes!

Sorry to hear bout the break in though man.

godskitchen

oddone, chill my friend, I am sure people are not laughing at the fact you got broken in to.

The netoipa router is one of the biggest piles of poop you will ever come across, I think what people find funny is that some wanker of a burgler thought it might be worth a few bob.

"oh a shiney white box with flashing lights, wires, near one of them things the police use to type into, it has to be worth mega $$$$$$"

The notopia router is pretty much worthless.

Funny how the Netoipa router, a router from Eircom that facalitates the "theft" of bandwidth ends up being stolen itself.

I think you should write to Alanis Morissette about this..........she likes these kind of stories.

oddone

godskitchen wrote: »

oddone, chill my friend, I am sure people are not laughing at the fact you got broken in to.

The netoipa router is one of the biggest piles of poop you will ever come across, I think what people find funny is that some wanker of a burgler thought it might be worth a few bob.

"oh a shiney white box with flashing lights, wires, near one of them things the police use to type into, it has to be worth mega $$$$$$"

The notopia router is pretty much worthless.

Funny how the Netoipa router, a router from Eircom that facalitates the "theft" of bandwidth ends up being stolen itself.

I think you should write to Alanis Morissette about this..........she likes these kind of stories.

Aah I see, I can see things a little clearer with hindsight, I was a lot more upset when I posted the OP earlier as it wasn't long since I'd discovered I'd been robbed.

Thanks for the replies, was worried it could have been used by someone to tap my account or something, I acan accept the laughs because really all I know about the technical side is how to plug in the right wires and cables and power on the pc.

Anyways, on dial-up at the moment and it is so feckin slooooooooooooow.

How did we ever manage with it?

Auvers

I reckon the thief does not have any ISP subscription and thinks by nicking the router that he is now going to have a connection once they plug it in at home

sorry to hear about the break in though, rotten fcukers.

seanybiker

yeah wouldnt worry bout the router . I have about 4 or 5 of em floating around me house.

bk

Well it is important for you to call Eircom and to get them to change your DLSAM login details. If you don't the thief could plug the router into his own phone line and use your account to access the internet *.

* Of course it would be pretty stupid for a thief to do that as it would allow the Gardai and Eircom to trace back where he lives.

Isaac702

This is Eircom we are talking about.
Unless you were part of the initial subscribers to broadband in Ireland you don't have a personal password for your account. All Eircom customers simply get eircom and broadband1 as a password.

With Eircom you don't have to worry about this. The thief would also have to have broadband anyway to be connected at the exchange.

Kenno90

he'd be able to use the router , , a mate brought aroung his router and i was able to use it no problem

delllat

eircom router for sale-:D

first 5er gets it

came from someones house

He probably saw the antenna and the flashing lights and thought it was an expensive piece of kit. Probably wont even be able to trade it for a bit of skag.

Oh knackers..

Creamy Goodness

h8red wrote: »

Even if the robber got that password I'm fairly sure he wouldn't be able to get any information as to what logins were associated with it.

ohh yeh i didn't mean it's likely but it's something to be aware of.

i know people who have their network keys same as their alarms/bank pins as not to forget them. complete stupidity but if my router was stolen and i had that password shared with anything else - i don't i ain't stupid - i'd be changing whatever else shares that password.

watty

Not just a good WPA password, but always change the default admin password too. Prevents evil websites changing your router's DNS for man-in-the-middle attacks on websites you visit.

JohnC.

bk wrote: »

Well it is important for you to call Eircom and to get them to change your DLSAM login details. If you don't the thief could plug the router into his own phone line and use your account to access the internet *.

* Of course it would be pretty stupid for a thief to do that as it would allow the Gardai and Eircom to trace back where he lives.

Isn't the account tied to the actual phone line? So while the router will work elsewhere, the OPs account can't be used elsewhere?

Marlow

Kahless wrote: »

Isn't the account tied to the actual phone line? So while the router will work elsewhere, the OPs account can't be used elsewhere?

Correct. Eircom uses the same username/password for all their lines and identifies you by other means.

A specific username/password is only needed, if you are with somebody else than eircom.

So if somebody uses the router elsewhere, it doesn't make a difference nor has any implications for the OP, beyond that he is router-less for the time being.

/M

FredH3as

Can't get this router to work, can the OP PM me the Eircom account details? Ta

jimmycrackcorm

oddone wrote: »

A
Anyways, on dial-up at the moment and it is so feckin slooooooooooooow.

How did we ever manage with it?

Can't believe that dial-up still exists these days. I wouldn't even know where to begin to find a dial up number.

bk

Marlow wrote: »

Correct. Eircom uses the same username/password for all their lines and identifies you by other means.

A specific username/password is only needed, if you are with somebody else than eircom.

So if somebody uses the router elsewhere, it doesn't make a difference nor has any implications for the OP, beyond that he is router-less for the time being.

My bad, I knew you could use BT and other companies routers at different locations, as they use a unique username and password for each user in the router. Didn't realise Eircom worked differently.