To my surprise, a mystery SSID I knew nothing about appeared in the list of available Wi-Fi networks.

The signal on this connection was so strong that it had to be in the building.

What was this online grid and where was it coming from?

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I did some investigating and scanned each of our routers.

This allowed employees to browse websites unfiltered and exposed.

I had no idea where the cable ran to this rogue wireless router.

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I had to find it and shut it down though.

How do you find the physical location of a hidden wireless router though?

I used these steps and was able to hunt down a cleverly hidden router.

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Hopefully, these steps help you too.