There are many casual, even “innocent” bandwidth moochers who see an available network and just assume it’s OK to “borrow” it. Anyone with the skills and determination to hack your secured network is likely up to some sort of criminal activity. But it’s certainly a possibility that should be checked. It is unlikely that such a bandwidth thief will access your WiFi network if you have implemented the basic WiFi security described in my article, Here's Your Wireless Network Security Checklist. Of course I'm not referring to those icky bloodsucking worms, but rather an unauthorized, parasitical user stealing a portion of your wifi bandwidth. Someone else in your home may be downloading a huge file, or playing a network-intensive online game. There are many possible reasons why your wireless Internet connection might suddenly slow to a crawl.
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