[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

All anyone or bsuness has to do is password protect the access point. Those providing access as a come on can chnage the password daily and have it printed on the reciept.

It ain’t hard.

[KoRn]

"All anyone or bsuness has to do is password protect the access point."

That password had better be encrypted, or else it would be totally useless. At home I use WPA/PSK and it seems pretty solid. The older 128 bit WEP is a joke because the key can be broken in a matter of minutes, especially using the wireless 'G' standard that has higher throughput.

[N3WBI3]

For home use you’re 100% right but it can be dammed inconvenient for a business..

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why people do not simply take the 5 minutes to encrypt their connection. You're right...it ain't hard.

I am amazed at the number of networks out there...many within my own neighborhood...that are named "Linksys", "DLink" and "Netgear". These people have simply plugged these units in and turned them on...without even reading the stinking manual.

[BJungNan]

All anyone or bsuness has to do is password protect the access point. Those providing access as a come on can chnage the password daily and have it printed on the reciept. It ain’t hard.

It is amazing the businesses that run open wifi. Not that I would ever tap into the real estate office, the hair salon, the picture frame store or the coffee shop.

Of course, you are correct. All they have to do is password protect it and you can not get in.