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While I've never seen a router default to the 172.16... range, to me it just means that someoe bothered to modify the settings. No wonder the network is faster.
Fear-mongering much?
The .42 combined with it being a public AP is what raises suspicions
Fair enough, but 42 in any octet is going to be common anyways because nerds love us some Douglass Adams.