Getting wireless connection at home-no router

This may be a stupid question but I have an iBook G4 with airport card that I take with me to the lake cabin to stay connected to internet. We have a secure connection there. I brought the iBook home to my home and was going to connect to my ethernet cable and noticed that I have an Airport connection: Belkin_N1_Wireless_4B4095. I have no router at my house and was wondering where in the world is the source for this connection-I have never set up and wireless network at home.
Thanks,
Glen

Your neighbor likely has a Belkin wireless router and your iBook is picking up the signal.
If you can get an Internet connection, and you do not have the Ethernet cable plugged into the iBook, then your neighbor did not password protect his wireless network.

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http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/09/fix-wi-fi-connectivity-issue-after-upgrading- to-ios-6.html
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