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Re: Nothing is sacred... said by pnh102:Probably because there's no real incentive to do so. ISPs won't disconnect users who do not take security seriously. That's because they'd lose 3/4 of their customer base. ISPs these days cater primarily to non computer savvy people. Unfortunately we the computer savvy folks get lumped in with them too. |
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| True. But ISPs could do "rebates" like ATT does for Wireless Routers. All 2Wire routers come with some sort of WEP or other security setting turned on. Each is also different for each router. And they print the code bottom next to the MAC address. |
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| said by hottboiinnc:True. But ISPs could do "rebates" like ATT does for Wireless Routers. All 2Wire routers come with some sort of WEP or other security setting turned on. Each is also different for each router. And they print the code bottom next to the MAC address. They could but they don't. They could also do like Verizon and offer their own routers free with the install. But even Verizon leaves the default WEP kep open.
What they could do (someone else suggested this) is simply make the password unique for each router, such as the serial number. |
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| thats also what i said. ATT does this with 2-Wire |
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said by hottboiinnc:True. But ISPs could do "rebates" like ATT does for Wireless Routers. All 2Wire routers come with some sort of WEP or other security setting turned on. Each is also different for each router. And they print the code bottom next to the MAC address. You aren't seriously suggesting WEP is "security"? :P
Though I have seen cases, especially with people still using old 802.11b equipment - though they may have g routers (And why replace it? It works for them) - be limited to using WEP. |
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| it's better than nothing and your regular next door neighbor isn't going to know how to crack it. |
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