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[–] glorious_albus 109 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I once saw a network that was named "that's what she ssid"

[–] [email protected] 98 points 1 year ago (3 children)
  • It Hurts When IP
  • Lord Of The Pings
  • WAN King
  • You’re My WiFi Now Dave
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[–] [email protected] 72 points 1 year ago (2 children)

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

It crashed some devices when they scan for WiFi networks (both Linux's network-manager and a Canon Printer at least)

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 year ago

Bill Wi the Science Fi

[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 year ago (3 children)

When I was in college I lived in a off campus student housing area and they had the the most passive aggressive wifi names.

"WeHearUJackOff"

"StillHearUCryingWithShowerOn"

"WhoCooksOnionsAt4AM"

"PleaseTakeAShower"

"UrDogGotTheShitsAgain"

It wasn't just one wifi. It was like three SSID's all arguing to each other. They began responding to each other by changing their names also lol.

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[–] punkwalrus 65 points 1 year ago (1 children)
  • Panic at the Cisco

I used to troll my roommate: I have a Multi-Band wireless access point, and I would name other networks stuff to mess with them. They are from Louisiana, and are very proud of their culinary roots. One day, they came back from a trip with the relatives, and brought home some boudin, which I cooked and served with rice. I thought it was sausage, but it's a blend of pork cooked down with onions, peppers, seasonings, AND cooked rice, so serving it with rice was redundant, apparently. They got SO ANGRY, that to this day, I am not allowed to eat it in front of them, so I have been trolling them for "boudin with rice" everywhere I can. When they still lived with me, I changed the "ancillary network names" shit like, "Boudin with rice," and "Mild crawfish with ketchup," and "Campbell's New England Gumbo" and a ton of other culinary "bastardizations" of authentic Louisiana cooking. So every time they were on their laptop, I'd hear a "... Boudin corn dog--OH MY GOD PUNKIE YOU BASTARD!!! AAUGH!!!"

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Campbell's New England Gumbo is hilarious

[–] jiberish 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] Vaggumon 52 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Had a neighbor that was a stripper, these were the three I remember her using.

You Make Me Net

Bits and Tits

Hot WiFi In Your Area

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[–] Zozano 51 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When the conspiracy theories about 5G causing covid started gaining traction, I named my 5Ghz connection "Virus Distribution Centre"

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's one in my building called ]Tower-COVID19[/invisible]

The dangling right bracket at the beginning makes it so much funnier to me. It's like someone fucked up some sort of SSID markup language and gave away the conspiracy.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

There's one near me with a split SSID called, VM2.4ghz and VM5ghz-not5g

I'm pretty sure it's my elderly neighbors, and I am pretty sure their kids got sick of explaining that five gigahertz and 5G are not the same thing, and neither cause covid.

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[–] fubo 45 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We Can Hear You Having Sex

We didn't rent an apartment in that building after noticing that one. I figure the walls must be thin.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Maybe that was the play, drive everyone out of the building so they can have sex in peace.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago

Just around the time of the 2016 election my elderly neighbor was a Trumper. He asked for some help with his WiFi and I told him that I would fix if it I could name it. He didn’t really know what that meant but I got it working and to this day his WiFi broadcast is “Hillary2016”. I think he’s still pissed but no longer my neighbor although I do smile when I drive past the old place. If his children still spoke to him I’m sure they could help change it.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago

Mine is "Pretty Fly For a WiFi"

[–] CMEN 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Everyone and their grandmother must use this one for how often I’ve heard it.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pfizer BioNTech chip ultra 5G has been the name of mobile hotspot for more than a year now, and to say the least, I am very pleased.

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[–] Cabrill 35 points 1 year ago

ItHertzWhenIP

[–] WorldlyIntrospection 34 points 1 year ago

When my wife (then girlfriend) was in in school, she moved in with a couple of female roommates. I set up their WiFi and called it "GirlsGoneWireless"

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

The Promised LAN Not The FBI

[–] DragonAce 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] GreasyTengu 32 points 1 year ago

I come from a LAN down under

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

Bathroom cam 2

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago

a few of my faves are:

titanic syncing

silence of the lans

fbi surveillance prius

[–] Mongorlio 28 points 1 year ago

“There is no network, only Zuul.” -my current

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago

One of mine is called “download virus” to stop my neighbours accidentally trying to connect.

[–] MoonshineDegreaser 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] LemmyVisionSeventeen 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sir, I see your wifi name is "Cuck Fomcast".

I was on skype with a friend many years back, and he had technical support from said company on speakerphone. When the rep calmly said that I had to walk out of the room for a bit.

[–] nates 24 points 1 year ago

Yell PENIS For Password

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

"not so secure"

near a wifi with the name "Secure"

[–] EarWorm 22 points 1 year ago

Mine are The Promised LAN and The LAN of Confusion.

[–] SaltyLemon 21 points 1 year ago

Martin Router King

[–] gerudox 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not a name but the guest pw is thereisnopassword

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

If it's not too long thereisnopasswordalllowercasenospaces would be funny too.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 20 points 1 year ago
[–] mlekar 19 points 1 year ago

Human wireless network

Pfizer-nCoV19-5G-user_63547

FreE KAnDy

[–] Jeffrey_Jizzbags 19 points 1 year ago (5 children)

My home one is Chipolte Guest, there are no chipoltes within 10 miles. My travel router is Starbucks Guest for when I stay in hotels. I wonder how many people try to connect to it lol.

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[–] PlutoniumAcid 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My phone's hotspot is called Interpol mobile agent

[–] NarrativeBear 18 points 1 year ago

The LanBeforeTime

[–] camelbeard 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I used to call my mobile hotspot virus.exe to prevent strangers trying to connect. Do the same with bluetooth devices that broadcast (like my tv). Neighbors stopped trying to connect after it was called virus.exe

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[–] IzzyJ 18 points 1 year ago

Not a wifi network, but a hotspot. COVID19 Chip 1939. I live with a lot of Magat types

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

mRNA-Impfchip_BP7543-69420PB_5G

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[–] 13igTyme 18 points 1 year ago

Tell my wifi love her.

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