Kxpuc
join:2004-05-04
Houston, TX | blah
lol my friend piggy back'd on wifi to make free call's when he was in China a few months ago instead of paying long distance charges so it has it's uses |
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Yippz Voip
join:2005-05-04
Atlanta, GA
1 edit | Bottom line... Securing your wifi is now as easy as 1-2-3 as the routers have made it so darn simple.
If you're wireless is not secured, expect it to be used -- in fact people I know that leave their own router unsecured do it on purpose as they freeload wifi when they're on the road.
Give a penny, take a penny.  |
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MadMANN
Premium
join:2005-08-19
 ·Comcast
| said by Yippz Voip  :Bottom line... Securing your wifi is now as easy as 1-2-3 as the routers have made it so darn simple. Agreed. If you don't use it, you can't complain. Well, you CAN. But you'll be the idiot in the end. 
Myself, I have 3 layers of passwords to access my network. |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey | reply to Kxpuc
Just turn on the sprinkler system. I dont have a problem with a freeloader as long as they dont ruin my lawn. |
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Gogo1
join:2004-05-27
Brooklyn, NY
| reply to MadMANN
Yes, but most people are just not informed enough though. I can see six networks right now in my building. Just one is using WPA. One is open and four are using WEP. Even the WPA is probably something stupid like "nyjets."
Granted, if someone is walking by with a phone they cannot casually stand outside and crack the WEP. But if someone in my building is too tight to shell out a few bucks for their own connection they basically have five free ones to choose from.
On a related note, I was just looking for a router for a friend (yes, an ill informed one) and it seemed like there were a number of products out there on the shelves that are still WEP only. And cheaper too, so probably getting snapped up. |
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MadMANN
Premium
join:2005-08-19
·Comcast
1 edit | said by Gogo1 :Yes, but most people are just not informed enough though. When you open up the box, one of the first things you usually see is the CD. I know on the Linksys routers, they even put a sticker over the ports that tell you to run the CD before connecting anything. During the CD install, the wizard tells you how to encrypt your network. If you decide to skip that step, you can't say you were never informed.
Unless of course, you're like this guy:
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tmthskdh_o |
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Gogo1
join:2004-05-27
Brooklyn, NY | True. Very true. People arent interested though. They want it right now and they cant be bothered to read sh!t... |
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MrBentor
join:2003-02-18
Seattle, WA | reply to DaveNJ
My lawn is protected
Many people in my state use the Smith and Wesson Insurance Company to protect their lawns. |
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xplicitmind
join:2006-02-15
Middletown, NY
| said by MrBentor :Many people in my state use the Smith and Wesson Insurance Company to protect their lawns. Haha, I love statements like that, gets a chuckle outta me all the time, even though it is a very secure system
Xplicit |
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i_do_dew
join:2001-10-28
Rochester, NY
| Well you know how it works.
Smith and Wesson.... Always been a point and click interface. If the owner read the manual, is very shortly followed by a bang.
My question is what if he stands on the neighbors lawn and pirates your wireless? You can't complain about physical trespass. Its not your lawn. You also cant shoot him then. (at least you cant claim that he was a threat to you.)
Also, I think the laws for Citizen's Arrest are still on the books in most places. How would that play it out? (Where are the people from Texas or other Carry states on a discussion like this?)
Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again.
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PCs are like Christmas trees. Their prices are highly competitive, but they can bear loads of high-profit ornaments. --Var Business 20030408 |
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