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To: Mad Dawgg

I couldn’t agree more, but there isn’t much I can do about it other than shut down my wireless. If a guy really wants to, he can probably hack the wireless and even access some of my computers. I wouldn’t know how to do it, but I do believe there are folks out there who do.


93 posted on 03/24/2008 3:06:25 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Some think McCain should pick his No 2 now. I thought the nominee was No 2. And that No 1s me off!)
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To: DoughtyOne
"If a guy really wants to, he can probably hack the wireless and even access some of my computers. I wouldn’t know how to do it, but I do believe there are folks out there who do"

Here is the sad part, I read awhile back (Can't find the dang story now darn it) that the vast majority of home private networks don't even enable the password function.

Further, the majortiy of folks who setup a home network using Microsoft use MSHOME (the default) as the network name and no passoword. Put those two together with the above story and consider the implications.

In other words you don't have to be a hacker, just someone who knows how to connect to a wireless network and then knows the default for a home network name is MSHOME.

Bango you are now into someone's network and can SEE their computers if they have them on. If they have file sharing enabled you can look around and even dump files onto their comps.

105 posted on 03/24/2008 3:14:51 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg ("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
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