iphone 4 and wifi

Macker

Hi
If I use my iphone 4 to connect to my work wifi can they trace who's been using it ,is it just the mac address that shows up or the phones name or number

Cheers

seamus

It'll only be MAC address technically, but if they're proxying traffic or anything like that, your web traffic will show up identifying information in the sites that you're visiting as well as mail and facebook apps doing push notifications.
It might also possibly identify itself by name to the network, such as "Macker's iPhone" (or whatever you call it in iTunes), but that's not something I've checked.

Macker

thanks , not bothered about the web traffic I'll just be browsing safe sites and MSN yahoo etc ,the Mackers iphone bit does bother me ,

CathalDublin

The DHCP server will have your phones name beside the lease

Macker

Thanks ,so if I name my phone something not connected to me they won't be able to tell is that correct

coco_lola

It will give the name of your device, whatever you have named your device they can trace it in the list of MACs on the router

Macker

coco_lola wrote: »

It will give the name of your device, whatever you have named your device they can trace it in the list of MACs on the router

Thanks for that I think Ill stick to 3G

Mellor

CathalDublin wrote: »

The DHCP server will have your phones name beside the lease

I'm trying to connect wifi, havign a bit of an issue.
I'm pretty sure I have the right WEP key but won't conect.

It's there any way to find out for sure what the key is. Can't find having trouble finding the router on the network (i'm not looking for way to do s via iphone, i have desktop access to network)

Could it be that iphone/ipod/mobile devices are blocked? It's a small place and wouldn't be the most high tech set up afaik

Bellu

Well, just read that iPad wifi can be turn to 3G in iFunia iPad column, wonder how the iPhone 4 and wifi works?