public or not public

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gatorkram KaBOOM Baby Premium join:2002-07-22 Winterville, NC kudos:2 Reviews: ·Suddenlink 1 edit	public or not public If hardware manufactures can't at least configure their devices to come with some default security, then maybe everyone could agree to come up with another type of flag that makes it clear if you want to share your access or not, and then that flag could come default saying no you don't want to share and be public. Sounds simple enough to me. It doesn't make it hard for the idiots to understand, and it makes it very clear to anyone else looking to hop on an open access point. After all, some people really DO want to share, and short of having to try and find them, how do you know what is, and what is not open to the public?
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phunkysmell @comcast.net	You hit the nail on the head. The question for every hotspot is "is it meant to be publicly used or not?". If it's password protected then obviously not. If it's open then the answer is unclear. It shouldn't be illegal to have an open AP if you intend it to be that way (such as a library). What we really need is a clear way to tell if an open AP is meant to be that way (default setting would be closed, the user has to expressly configure the AP to be public whether that is turning off default encryption or having an additional flag of public/private).
	to forum · permalink · 2006-03-10 19:24:46 ·

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