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The ethics of "stealing" a WiFi connection
Ars Technica ^ | January 03, 2008 | By Eric Bangeman

Posted on 01/07/2008 10:46:22 AM PST by SubGeniusX

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To: capt. norm

>>It is very easy to secure your wi-fi/router<<

On my MS router I was never able to get the encryption to work. I ended up just using MAC Address. It has a problem though. My daughter came in with her new laptop with Windows Vista. We never were able to find a mac address that I could use to give her access. In the software I found where it was SUPPOSED to be (after hitting google), but it said “unavailable”. I had to turn off security while she used it.

Yet another reason to hate Vista.


281 posted on 02/12/2008 11:58:53 AM PST by RobRoy
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To: KoRn

I’ve restarted my studio computer and, after several days, discovered it was not connected to my router, but one of my neighbors. Usually I found out because I couldn’t find my printer, which is attached to one of the other computers on my network.

Am I going to jail?


282 posted on 02/12/2008 12:00:47 PM PST by RobRoy
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To: RobRoy
"Am I going to jail?"

Better get some soap on a rope!

283 posted on 02/12/2008 12:43:49 PM PST by KoRn (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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