Jeffrey
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Re: Hmmm
said by Jerm  :Paranoia at it's best. In my house I can pick up three or four different networks with my laptop. My own network is unsecured, but I watch the logs just to see if anyone logs on. The past couple years I've only found two or three times where someone logged on, and even then it was brief. I have a 3' 24db parabolic grid antenna (2-6db is a "normal" antenna) in my attic with a 500mW amplifier (35mW is a "normal" wifi card) and with that combo I can pick up 48 different wireless networks! About half show up as unsecured. I think my own network is hardly a target to worry about in that case! I wouldn't go as far as saying it's paranoia. I just think it's an irresponsible message to send out to the casual reader.
Your network may not be the target, but someone else's out there might be.
There is too much trickery and theivery in the world these days as it is--I'm not going to give anyone (and I wouldn't recommend anyone) free access to my AP. Don't hurt yourself on your antenna. 
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Jerm
join:2000-04-10
Richland, WA
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Paranoia at it's best.
In my house I can pick up three or four different networks with my laptop. My own network is unsecured, but I watch the logs just to see if anyone logs on. The past couple years I've only found two or three times where someone logged on, and even then it was brief.
I have a 3' 24db parabolic grid antenna (2-6db is a "normal" antenna) in my attic with a 500mW amplifier (35mW is a "normal" wifi card) and with that combo I can pick up 48 different wireless networks! About half show up as unsecured. I think my own network is hardly a target to worry about in that case! |
