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Hehe I live about 9 stories up in the air and I get about 5 networks to choose from in my apartment... only wireless device I have is my PDA but I can surf the web while my wife does her term paper quite well!
And it's also a good reminder to protect my wireless network when I get my access point up and running...
Last edited by 8-5-8; 06-23-2005 at 06:59 AM.
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Same story in my apartment complex. Lots of colelge students don't realize that they need to secure their gear and don't bother changing the "out-of-box" configs. I have 3 APs in range at the moment, not including my own.
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Quite frankly, I don't mind if someone uses my inet connection. It doesn't hurt anything. In an apartment building, you could easily get a few people together and split the bill. As long as you have a router and NAT that is.
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Did you guys see this news story last week:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/07/wi....ap/index.html
Some guy was parked in front of a house using a persons internet connection.... 3rd degree felony...
ouch
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Well, thats much different, and far more retarted.
I have a wireless router at my apartment, but there are about 5 other networks to choose from. Here at my house I dont have a wireless connection, but my neighbor does, so I can mooch off it as long as I'm upstairs.
-Mike
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1. Most hotels have free wireless in the main lobby and sometimes it's available on the 2nd or 3rd floors where meetings are.
2. Milwaukee is thinking about becoming the first city with wireless access all over--read that recently in the news
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wonder what kind of a punishment he'll get, fine? probation? hopefully no jail time for something like that.Originally Posted by hex1848
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It depends. They didn't say what he was doing. Driving around looking for unsecured networks, he might have been surfing kid porn sites or something like that.
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we went "wardriving" once and found 26 places in a 10 mile area.... they were ALL businesses.
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If you turn off your PC when you're not using it, nobody can get into it anyway. If you're concerned about people using your network, there are a few easy things you can do.
Availability: When not in use, turn off some or all of your equipment. Most importantly, the PC with sensitive info. When on your PC but not using the network, disable your NIC interface with the little icon in the taskbar.
Limit reception: Put the WAP in the basement instead of the top floor of the house. This should seriously minimize the usable signal area by directing the line of sight radiation to a cone shaped pattern directed straight up from the basement.
Enable 32 bit WEP: Although this method is relatively easy to break, it will take significant effort and time on the hackers part. Like a deadbolt lock, it will deter the lazy hacker.
Firewall: Use your firewall on the router and your PC. This will probably require a little technical knowledge. Firewalls may interfere with certain actions you wish to do on the internet. A tight firewall will probably need to be tweaked occasionally.
Updates: Keep your OS and Web Browser updated with all the latest security patches.
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