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WIFI - Which router / network did I connect to!

Feb 8, 2015 5:51AM PST

WIFI - Which router / network did I connect to!
Ok guys, I have a home office, work for a large corporation but home based. I have my own broadband and seperate router for gaming, surfing etc.
I also have a dedicated works laptop, which also has a dedicated WIFI router for purely work stuff.

Previously, I made it impossible for my "work" router to connect to my "home" laptop, for obvious reasons.
However, a couple of weeks ago, I needed to do some trouble shooting, and allowed the home lap top to access my work network.
I switched it back, but forgot to inhibit the 2 from linking.

So today, I'm looking at some ahem.. porn, didn't think much about it. A few hours later, I realise I'm connected to the "work" network.

So,

1)Is there a way to check in Windows 7 what router i was connected to at various times through WIFI?
2)Is it likely the ISP would advise my employer that I have looked at porn? - i didn't go through the work VPN, it's just a standard line from Zen into my house, by my company pay the bill direct.

appreciate any help!


Dave

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You can go to the Ntwk & Sharing Center...
Feb 8, 2015 6:00AM PST

...and it will tell you exactly what connections you have. As to what your ISP's policy about porn is, you'd have to check with them, but I'd be surprised if they did. I have to say it's not clear what your connections are. By going through your work router, I'd have thought you'd be connected to your employer's network and subject to their rules.

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not current router connection..
Feb 8, 2015 6:04AM PST

Hi there, I can see what my current router connection is, i want to see if I can retrospectively see, via some log, what router i was connected to a few hiurs ago.
thanks

Dave

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It looks like it is logged. HOWEVER!!!
Feb 8, 2015 6:11AM PST
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Well the easiest solution is to
Feb 9, 2015 9:54PM PST

turn off the router for home use when working on the work PC and the Work router when working on the home pc. At my work we have special software that runs to not allow to websites with specific content (adult, religious ETC). Basically I don't thing they can do anything at the router level unless of course a specific IP is blocked. You need software to examine content of a website.