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<description><![CDATA[DaMaGeINC posted : Ya, I hacked him just to prove a point.  I changed the name to "then using a better form of security"  He changed it back to no stealing and kept the same wep enc. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:52:27 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[DownTheShore posted : I like "No Stealing" using WEP - lol. :D]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:01:20 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[DaMaGeINC posted : Here is mine!<div class="borderless"><TABLE WIDTH=95% align=center border=0 CELLPADDING=4"><TR><TD ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF nwrap COLSPAN=3 WIDTH=100%><A HREF="/speak/slideshow/22668310?c=1446952&ret=L2ZvcnVtL3IyMjYxNTE2MS54bWw%3D"><IMG class="apic" BORDER=0 TITLE="51075 bytes" WIDTH=600 HEIGHT=647 SRC="/r0/download/1446952.thumb600~19d06f43bba27cafc8790a021e06859b/networks.PNG/thumb.jpg" ALT="Click for full size"></A><br>airodump</TD></TABLE></div>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:16:29 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nerdtalker posted : They were unprotected, then... er... someone changed the SSIDs to funny/ironic things like "I'M NOT GOOD WITH COMPUTERS OH SHI-" or "THIS SHOULDNT BE HERE WHAT TH-" or other such names. Then, about a week passed, they all went down and came back up with WPA2. Only one remains with WEP.<br><small>--<br>"Some people never see the light till it shines thru bullet holes." -Bruce Cockburn<br><br>I'm testing Gmail's spam filters: Broadbandreports1@gmail.com<br><b>Spam: 12900+</b> messages currently using 406 MB.</small>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:39:45 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[habya posted : There is now 1 here that is unprotected.  It was two, but I noticed it was my neighbor's (used their name), so I went and helped them turn on WPA random pass; they're elderly so had no idea what all that was, they just hooked up the router and connected to it....<br><br>The other, not sure who it belongs to.  Haven't tried going down the street to look for unprotected yet.  That's just what I can detect from my house/yard.<br><small>--<br>HABYA HABYA HABYA TEAR DOWN THE HEMP STALKS EAT UP THE OLD MAN AND WOMAN AND CARRY OFF THE LITTLE GIRL MAY YOU DIE ALONE</small>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:57:44 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[PeteC2 posted : Most are protected in my area, though it varies from time to time, as in an apartment complex folks come and go.  <br><br>As with nwrickert, a few short years ago it would have been the opposite answer, most sites were <i>not</i> protected.<br><br>Most here are 11g WPA protected.<br><small>--<br>Deeds, not words</small>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:38:07 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[haroldo posted : ...thus the survey]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:03:03 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Link Logger posted : Wifi security and awareness has come a long way in the last couple of years where most access points seemed to be open to now where most access points are security or at least reasonably security.<br><br>Blake<br><small>--<br>Vendor: Author of <A HREF="http://www.linklogger.com">Link Logger</a> which is a traffic analysis and firewall logging tool</small>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:34:03 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[mudturtle74 posted : Voted "No other signals near my home" since I am in a rural area.  But, I will be expecting some soon, since the local WISP is expanding in my area.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:12:44 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[DownTheShore posted : InSSIDer view:<br><br>[att=1]<div class="borderless"><TABLE WIDTH=95% align=center border=0 CELLPADDING=4"><TR><TD ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF nwrap COLSPAN=3 WIDTH=100%><A HREF="/speak/slideshow/22622645?c=1443644&ret=L2ZvcnVtL3IyMjYxNTE2MS54bWw%3D"><IMG class="apic" BORDER=0 TITLE="256347 bytes" WIDTH=600 HEIGHT=375 SRC="/r0/download/1443644.thumb600~58dbf3447065c43f4426494d0932a53f/ssider.jpg/thumb.jpg" ALT="Click for full size"></A></TD></TABLE></div>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:03:46 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Thane_Bitter posted : No, the first one was stuff I could easily pick up in the house, the second one was I had access to a very good directional antenna. Not sure why by the house seems rather transparent to WiFi, when I had equipment that supported WEP only I removed the antenna as to reduce its range to the neighbours, most people are trying to increase signal, I was trying to do the opposite.  <br><br>Correct, InSSIDer does provide encryption data in addition to some neat graphs (channel graph especially), though at the moment I still feel that they compliment each others features.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:50:13 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[antdude posted : <div class="bquote"><small>said by <a href="/profile/1143582" onClick="this.blur(); return popup(event,'/uidpop?ajh=1&uid=1143582');">Thane_Bitter</a>:</small><br><br><small>(NS reports any encryption as WEP, although it could be WPE, WPA or WPA2. Offensive names & MAC removed)</small><br><br>Too many, just check out these scans via NetStumbler.  No security, default device names, and even the odd fool that use their own name as SSID markers. :uhh:  <br> </div>Wow, are you in an apartment or something? <br><br>For me, only saw one unencrypted one as of a few weeks ago. I remember when half of them were opened a few years ago. I guess people noticed. ;)<br><br>I think InSSIDer can see the differences of encryptions (WPA, EPA, etc.): &raquo;<A HREF="http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider" >www.metageek.net/products/inssider</A> ...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:15:31 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Thane_Bitter posted : <small>(NS reports any encryption as WEP, although it could be WPE, WPA or WPA2. Offensive names & MAC removed)</small><br><br>Too many, just check out these scans via NetStumbler.  No security, default device names, and even the odd fool that use their own name as SSID markers. :uhh:  <div class="borderless"><TABLE WIDTH=95% align=center border=0 CELLPADDING=4"><TR><TD ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF nwrap COLSPAN=3 WIDTH=100%><A HREF="/speak/slideshow/22621067?c=1443520&ret=L2ZvcnVtL3IyMjYxNTE2MS54bWw%3D"><IMG TITLE="14683 bytes" BORDER=0 WIDTH=555 HEIGHT=301 SRC="/r0/download/1443520~74f35fcbb04794ffbf8c9ad4b7560dd5/7-15.PNG"></A><br>bad</TD></TR><TR><TD ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF nwrap COLSPAN=3 WIDTH=100%><A HREF="/speak/slideshow/22621067?c=1443521&ret=L2ZvcnVtL3IyMjYxNTE2MS54bWw%3D"><IMG TITLE="26146 bytes" BORDER=0 WIDTH=577 HEIGHT=608 SRC="/r0/download/1443521~b2de3799b9de1715dd5f3c5911cd922d/16-32.PNG"></A><br>even worse</TD></TABLE></div>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:29:56 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[SoonerAl posted : 6 of the 8 visible networks are secured in my immediate neighborhood as seen from my Ubuntu laptop. Of course I control two of the eight...<br><br>The blacked out SSID was quite vulgar FWIW...<br><small>--<br>"When all else fails, read the instructions..."<br>MS-MVP Windows Desktop Experience</small><div class="borderless"><TABLE WIDTH=95% align=center border=0 CELLPADDING=4"><TR><TD ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF nwrap COLSPAN=3 WIDTH=100%><A HREF="/speak/slideshow/22619553?c=1443415&ret=L2ZvcnVtL3IyMjYxNTE2MS54bWw%3D"><IMG TITLE="26421 bytes" BORDER=0 WIDTH=412 HEIGHT=416 SRC="/r0/download/1443415~d37858e1e231c9536b1ebe480134903a/WirelessNetworks.jpg"></A></TD></TABLE></div>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:45:40 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[tmr250z posted : Three 2WIRE's around me, all protected by WPA, while I'm the lone router protected by WPA2.  ;)]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:07:28 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[DownTheShore posted : 2 unprotected out of 13.<br><br>5 still using WEP.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:10:40 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[csiemers posted : I have 2 that turn up, one protected, the other not.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:50:44 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[JohnInSJ posted : thanks, I voted (all)]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:16:53 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[zach3 posted : I am somewhat surprised but all 3 of the ones I can see are protected. One is corporate and 2 are single family signals.<br><br>Zach]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:40:17 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[haroldo posted : <div class="bquote"><small>said by <a href="/profile/878241" onClick="this.blur(); return popup(event,'/uidpop?ajh=1&uid=878241');">JohnInSJ</a>:</small><br><br>no, ALL are protected (missing choice, poll fail)<br> </div>edited (choice added, poll pass)]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:51:36 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[JohnInSJ posted : no, ALL are protected (missing choice, poll fail)<br><small>--<br>My place : &raquo;<A HREF="http://www.schettino.us" >www.schettino.us</A></small>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:27:21 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[nwrickert posted : Three years ago, most were open.  Currently most are protected, though in many cases with only WEP.<br><small>--<br>AT&T dsl; Speedstream 5100b modem; openSuSE 11.0; firefox 3.0.11</small>]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:58:06 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[haroldo posted : [poll]When you are at home are you picking up non-password protected WiFi signals?,Yes most are unprotected, Some are unprotected, No most are protected,There aren't any other signals near my home,I don't know,All are protected[/poll]<br>Just wondering how many people protect their network.]]></description>
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