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| Seeing an potentially unsecured network, should I tell them? When I look at the list of wireless networks visible to my computer I usually see the neighbors wireless all locked down with wpa or wp2 (mostly 2wire or netgear for ssid). I am seeing a network with an ssid of "sonicwall" that is unsecured, windows is showing a yellow shield with an exclamation mark in it. I live across the street from a company, I think they might be using sonicwall hardware, as far as I know they don't make hardware for home use.
The business is closed but should I find a way contact them to tell them that their wireless maybe unsecured? I didn't try to connect to it, I don't want my MAC on their logs, so i'm not sure if it really is open or if its a rogue/honeypot/etc.
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| Some office IT departments run an open access point, but providing no route to anywhere, except to allow the clients to establish a VPN tunnel.
Or like you said it could be something else.
It would be illegal of course for you to snoop around without authorization.
Also, your neighbors deserve some kind of medal. 80% of my neighbors' access points are using WEP.
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MadtownPremium
join:2008-04-26
Madera, CA | reply to OmagicQ
My neighbors are all using WPA2 encryption expect for one.
I can't speak for the others here, but the only reason I use WPA2 is because of DSLR, before coming here, I was naive like everyone else, DSLR made me smarter and wiser. Too bad Facebook took over my life before I frequent the security forums here on DSLR. |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to OmagicQ
is this a small business is part of something bigger?
only asking is because anything even at regional size small would have an IT department id imagine.
I'd say find a way to contact them during business hours, or shoot off an email. but phone call might be better, with CID blocking up just in case you get some overzealous admin who decides to call the PD claiming you went snooping first.
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 AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ | reply to OmagicQ
what's the statute of limitations for accessing an open AP in NYC. I have a doozy of a story to tell. |
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OZOPremium
join:2003-01-17
kudos:2 | reply to OmagicQ
Why do you want to close WiFi hotspot, opened to public access? If you think it's wrong, then why? Time to time I use opened hotspots and appreciate the service, kindly offered to me by others (some homeowners, businesses, public places like libraries, gyms, etc).
Several years ago there was a movement to offer opened access to the Internet to the public. Even some big companies (like e.g. Google) participated in it. Unfortunately now for some reason the movement is slowed down and reduced and I'm looking for the reasons why.
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | Because America is Lawyer Land that is why they are more rare.
Nobody wants that fear of something illegal happening over that wifi they so kindly gave away and the feds kicking their door in and stealing their computers because someone downloaded a movie.
And I state stealing the computers because it is theft, legalized by a warrant purchased by the movie industry.
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 dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to Madtown
said by Madtown:My neighbors are all using WPA2 encryption expect for one. Since caps got implemented everything i used to see as unsecured and wep has gone WPA/WPA2[no more free rides on other peoples caps] |
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OZOPremium
join:2003-01-17
kudos:2 | Not all services have caps. For example, service, that I'm paying for, doesn't have any caps.
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said by OmagicQ:Seeing an potentially unsecured network, should I tell them? No. If they're that dumb in the first place, they'll probably report you for hacking even though you haven't done anything. |
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AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ | reply to dvd536
i think that the advent of wifi enabled smartphones had something to do with this. |
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dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to OZO
said by OZO:Not all services have caps. For example, service, that I'm paying for, doesn't have any caps.
cox cable and qwest telephone do and thats what the once open spots were on. |
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OZOPremium
join:2003-01-17
kudos:2 | I know some ISP do it. I have examples in my area too. But I don't want their service for that reason and use only those, who don't cap.
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 DownTheShoreTag, you're itPremium
join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
kudos:11 | reply to OmagicQ
When I check inSSIDer here, I see someone's unsecured wireless HP printer network. The temptation is strong, but I manage to resist it...  |
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 joakoPremium
join:2000-09-07
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kudos:5 | reply to OmagicQ
No, if something goes wrong they'll think of "that hacker."
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dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | reply to DownTheShore
said by DownTheShore:When I check inSSIDer here, I see someone's unsecured wireless HP printer network. The temptation is strong, but I manage to resist it...
you mean to print 500 pages of "smile" in 72pt font?  |
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