What's the most hilarious or ridiculous Wi-Fi network name you've ever seen or created?

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glorious_albus@lemmy.world · 109 pts · 3y

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

devdad@programming.dev · 98 pts · 3y (3 replies)
  • It Hurts When IP
  • Lord Of The Pings
  • WAN King
  • You’re My WiFi Now Dave
Bashnagdul@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 3y (1 reply)

It Herz when IP has always been my fav

chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz · 21 pts · 3y

8 hz WAN IP

Mastens@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 3y

As a Star Wars nerd, I've always liked Obi-WAN Kenobi and LANdo Calrissian.

Willem@kutsuya.dev · 72 pts · 3y (2 replies)

(╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

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

penguin@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 3y

I've used a similar one before.

(\/) ( ;,,,; ) (\/)

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 3y

Well, NetMan is an abhorrent piece of shit anyway. It's so bad, I'm sure Lennart wrote parts.

1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz · 69 pts · 3y

Bill Wi the Science Fi

Mr_Buscemi@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 68 pts · 3y (3 replies)

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.

TheBig2023Meltdown@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 3y (2 replies)

That would frustrate me lol having to reconnect everytime it changes

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · -2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

everytime

Not actually a word.

Classy@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y

It could be an adjective, technically.

Changing my password whenever the router changed its name was an everytime occurrence.

Kind of a silly usage though

punkwalrus@lemmy.world · 65 pts · 3y (1 reply)
  • 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!!!"

bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 3y

Campbell's New England Gumbo is hilarious

jiberish@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Tell my WiFi love her

Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y

Tell my WiFi have another WiFi

Vaggumon@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 3y (2 replies)

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

AndreyAsimow@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3y

Bits and Tits

Classic

Butters@lemmywinks.com · 12 pts · 3y

When I lived in vegas some neighbor had one called Cum in the Hot Tub

I assumed stripper.

Zozano@lemmy.world · 51 pts · 3y (3 replies)

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

bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 51 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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.

damnYouSun@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 3y

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.

Delphia@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

I had 5G-Covid-Transmission-Tower or something close to that.

fubo@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 3y (7 replies)

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.

0x4E4F@lemmy.rollenspiel.monster · 25 pts · 3y (6 replies)

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

devdad@programming.dev · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Which piece?

0x4E4F@lemmy.rollenspiel.monster · 5 pts · 3y

Corrected 🫡.

penguin@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Or they were just messing with people. Assuming some who do have sex would read it and think it's about the.

I've also seen, "We can hear you arguing"

0x4E4F@lemmy.rollenspiel.monster · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I mean, come on, everyone can hear everything if you live in a building, that's normal... people have fights, they have sex, they have parties, they have kids... it's normal stuff, I really don't get what the big deal is.

penguin@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

That wasn't my point. But, it's also annoying when the same neighbours make tons of noise nonstop.

0x4E4F@lemmy.rollenspiel.monster · 2 pts · 3y

Agreed.

But, I've lived in buildings my entired life and maybe I've gotten numb to these things... I mean, I hear them all the time, but it really doesn't bother me, I just ignore it. Hell, I even lived in a separate room shared household for about a year. I could litelarly hear everyone's converstaions... never bothered me, it was just noise.

SubPrimeBadger@lemmynsfw.com · 42 pts · 3y

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.

Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 41 pts · 3y

Mine is "Pretty Fly For a WiFi"

CMEN@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 3y (1 reply)

TellmyWIFIloveher

Nagoyodin@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

That's my wifi name.

traches@sh.itjust.works · 36 pts · 3y (4 replies)

pretty fly for a wifi

Butters@lemmywinks.com · 21 pts · 3y (3 replies)

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

NPC@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y
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PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

It's new to me!

scottyjoe9@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y

It's been our home wifi name since it was somewhat original. I just can't be bothered changing it.

halvar@lemm.ee · 35 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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.

Locorock@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

I've been mostly content myself with a simple CovidAntenna

Cabrill@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 3y

ItHertzWhenIP

WorldlyIntrospection@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 3y

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"

tubbadu@lemmy.kde.social · 34 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Martin Router King

leraje@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 3y

Mine used to be Martin Router Ping.

GreasyTengu@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 3y

I come from a LAN down under

PlasmaDistortion@lemm.ee · 32 pts · 3y

The Promised LAN Not The FBI

DragonAce@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Wu Tang LAN

6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 3y

Aw man I thought I made that one up

pmyourtwat@lemmynsfw.com · 31 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Wu Tang LAN

Pillarist@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 3y

Cache rules everything around me...

deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Hmm, are you my neighbour?

pmyourtwat@lemmynsfw.com · 3 pts · 3y

Maybe, business though, not residential

Disclown@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 30 pts · 3y

Bathroom cam 2

AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works · 29 pts · 3y

a few of my faves are:

titanic syncing

silence of the lans

fbi surveillance prius

supercheesecake@aussie.zone · 28 pts · 3y

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

Mongorlio@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 3y

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

MoonshineDegreaser@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Pretty Fly For A WIFI

HeckGazer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Are you my neighbour? 👀

LemmyVisionSeventeen@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 3y

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@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 3y

Yell PENIS For Password

catlover@sh.itjust.works · 23 pts · 3y

"not so secure"

near a wifi with the name "Secure"

EarWorm@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 3y

Mine are The Promised LAN and The LAN of Confusion.

gerudox@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Not a name but the guest pw is thereisnopassword

donslaught@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 21 pts · 3y

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

SaltyLemon@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 3y
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afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 3y

FBI Van #5

mlekar@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 3y

Human wireless network

Pfizer-nCoV19-5G-user_63547

FreE KAnDy

Jeffrey_Jizzbags@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 3y (5 replies)

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.

freecandy@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Did you spell Chipotle wrong intentionally

Jeffrey_Jizzbags@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Funny enough, I do that to irritate one of my friends (inside joke we have) and my phone autocorrects to that spelling now

fubo@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

You mean Chopitaly?

steal_your_face@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y

Chipoltaway™️

WindInTrees@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y

There are no Chipoltes anywhere, only Chipotles.

PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 3y

My phone's hotspot is called Interpol mobile agent

Nacktmull@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 3y
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Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de · 18 pts · 3y (1 reply)

mRNA-Impfchip_BP7543-69420PB_5G

Nacktmull@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
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13igTyme@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 3y

Tell my wifi love her.

camelbeard@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 3y (2 replies)

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

bignavy@programming.dev · 15 pts · 3y

My first wifi network post-college was “viruses_and_goat_porn”.

It still didn’t stop free loaders….but in their defense, there were no viruses. 👀🐐

poplargrove@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y

Aren't you supposed to set a password on your mobile hotspot so strangers dont connect?

NarrativeBear@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 3y

The LanBeforeTime

IzzyJ@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 3y

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

basskitten@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 3y

When I worked at Beats Music the office Wi-Fi was “Bits by Dre”.

PeterPoopshit@lemmynsfw.com · 17 pts · 3y

Network virus test

popekingjoe@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 3y

Mine used to be "Network Name? Why not Zoidberg?"

zarathustra0@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3y

Loading...

likeaduck@programming.dev · 15 pts · 3y

localhost

benno@feddit.de · 15 pts · 3y

My standard-network is „Coruscant“, my guest-network „Obi-WLAN-Kenobi“.

OmnislashIsACloudApp@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 3y

I love mine I haven't changed it in years lol

drop it like it's hot spot

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 3y

Department 13

In cyrrillic.

There was an “FBI Van” in the apartment van and I thought going with the KGB assassination team would be amusing.

Unfortunately, nobody got it.

ghostBones@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 3y

The Ping of the North

supernicepojo@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 3y (3 replies)

🏝️🌵🏜️💩🌐

It was all emoji. No text, which interestingly, can be done, just not with the extended emoji characters.

StarLuigi@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

What are extended emoji characters?

supernicepojo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

To be brief, what I mean by extended has to do with updated Unicode standards. With newer standards they extend the amount of emoji characters that Unicode is able to interpret.

There are different versions of the unicode standard that covers the keyboard characters that interpret a pictograph emoji and other text. Older installed Unicode standards don’t cover the newer library of emojis available.

When I attempted to do this to my own router there were few emojis that the Unicode on connecting devices could interpret. Cellphones were good at showing the emoji characters, literally any you could think of because they have extended more current version of Unicode standard that has hundreds of emojis. Some devices, oddly, like some Windows OS would not show or interpret all the most current emojis.

There were drawbacks to this: some hardware does not interpret the unicode to emoji and you get a string of nonsense for a wifi ssid; like a roku or chromecast. Makes it difficult to connect to your wifi and sometimes impossible depending on the device.

SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social · 2 pts · 3y

I used to have my SSID set to Tibetan characters, and interestingly, all of my devices could render it fine, but my Android phone refused to connect. Underneath all the UI layers, wpa_supplicant just couldn't. Changing it to Latin script, and the phone worked fine.

consciouslyoblivious@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 3y (3 replies)
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bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Is it a WAN though? That's not the same thing as a LAN

consciouslyoblivious@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)
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bionicjoey@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 3y

True

mrmanager@lemmy.today · 13 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I've seen a lot of "Free Wifi" networks that are open to the public with bad encryption. Most likely set up by people who want to spy on where people go and steal their cookies.

thorcik@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Mine are: DoesThisRouterHaveASoul EmergencyInductionRouter - guest network

deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y

Emergency induction straw. I mean port.

eroc1990@lemmy.parastor.net · 12 pts · 3y

Hide Yo Kids Hide Yo Wifi

Sadrockman@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 3y (2 replies)

"Wu Tang Lan" some business near my old grocery store.

Astroturfed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I'd be compelled to check if the password is "aintnothingtofuckwith"

Sadrockman@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Lmao I wish I could have! 😆

baduhai@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 3y

"Silence of the LANs" is a personal favourite.

Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y

Router? I hardly knew her!

Also Router66

Copernican@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y

Underage Panty Party. Always wonder which neighboring apartment that was coming from.

Kodama@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y

My phone Hotspot is set to "How big is Liam Neesons cock". It is fun to see people chuckle when I turn it on.

Thrawne@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y

I like the SSID “Unknown Device”

cgbackagain@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 3y

Nacho Cheese Nacho WiFi

Capricorny90210@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 3y

I did your wifi

Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y (1 reply)

skynet - as a tribute to the OG Terminator movies

danjr@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 3y

All of mine throughout the years have been rogue AI from fiction. Skynet, HAL9000, WOPPR, Shodan, etc.

ZebraGoose@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 3y

Mobile hotspot: ┓┏ 凵 =╱⊿┌┬┐

Home WiFi: WingardiumWiFiosa

staceybassoon@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y

untrusted_network

xusontha@l.buckodr.ink · 8 pts · 3y

TheUnderpantsGnomesAreComing I saw when traveling in some parking lot

ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y

Not seen in the wild, but saw a screenshot of someone who'd named theirs Hide Yo Kids Hide Yo WiFi.

RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y

Winternet is coming

MrSilkworm@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Ben Dover's

BlueEther@no.lastname.nz · 2 pts · 3y

stop stealing my email address: ben.dover@buggerme.

sagrotan@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y

rePeaterGriffin

Nemo@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 3y

"Eagles Wear Jorts in America!"

RandomVanGloboii@feddit.it · 7 pts · 3y

"Martin Router King"

codeman869@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

Live long and paws purr is my current

BobKerman3999@feddit.it · 6 pts · 3y
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dyslexicdainbroner@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

NSA/prism

plactagonic@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 3y

My friends password is "Iwantinternet" , name is "I love small children" don't ask me why.

uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

MiskatonicUniversityAnnexWest

clever_sardonic_name@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Do not upload that which yee cannot load back down!

ls64@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

These works better in Spanish Said "man we are in a funeral" Password "dontaskmethat"

Butters@lemmywinks.com · 8 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Uhh so what was it in Spanish?

ls64@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

"boludo, estamos en un velorio" "nomepreguntes"

Dnn@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
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Neeen@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 3y

Uncle Touchy's Pizza Basement

Lev_Astov@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
AceLucario@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y

A while back I saw a reddit post featuring the name "WiFireNation".

MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

linksys

TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y

Vodafone-H48J923A-5G

Asemundus@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 3y

My Hotspot is named NoMaleware

Rylyshar@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Best ones I’ve heard of were 3 named: FBI Surveillance Van #1

FBI Surveillance Van #2

FBI Surveillance Van #4

renrenPDX@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

FreePorn. Wasn't very creative since it was kind of on the spot. Found a resident with an unsecured Linksys router, so I secured it for them. This was almost 20 years ago so you rarely see them open like that these days.

ice1000@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Princess Doughtnut (she's a character from Dungeon Crawler Karl books)

wavebeam@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
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Sexywolfwizard@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Free Porn

kool_newt@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
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joel_anderson@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

WirelessFidelity

Mathusalem@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 3y

mine is In Vino Veritas

Theone@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y

One that come mind was 3guys on Wi-Fi Also I not cop Wi-Fi

Roggie@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Pretty fly for a Wi-Fi

Roggie@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 3y

Also Wi-Fi? Never heard of her

lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network · 1 pts · 3y

I remember, in my student flat, my computer gave me this long list of default Wi-Fi names, like u2e98zmq9qzh and whatnot. And in the midst of this random generated nonsense, shone one legible name upon my face: “Clarence sucks dick”

I still wonder if Clarence actually did suck dick, and why this person would name their Wi-Fi that either way.

SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social · 1 pts · 3y

One of my neighbors has the SSID set to "Judge Nudie's Court", which, y'know, maybe I'm okay with not knowing why.

nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 3y

BatmanesDelMercosur (YouTube)