Wireless internet = jailtime?!?

[FunkTron]

c'mon...a felony?!?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050707/ap_on_hi_te/techbits_wi_fi_theft

[ncttrnl]

Just because someone leaves the door unlocked doesn't mean you can go inside.

Unsecured WAPs are still someone elses network. Unfortunately this is necessary because lately people have been using the WAPs to do things they wouldn't do on their own internet connection.

Whats wierd is the guy kept closing his laptop real quick when people walked by according to one of the accounts I read. Doesn't seem like he was just checking his email real quick.

[madajb]

Stealing is wrong, mm'kay.
Though I agree, a felony is a bit harsh, hell, if he'd been doing cartwheels in the guy's backyard it'd only be a misdemeanor..
-ajb

[FunkTron]

Stealing is wrong, mm'kay.
Though I agree, a felony is a bit harsh, hell, if he'd been doing cartwheels in the guy's backyard it'd only be a misdemeanor..
-ajb


nekked even :tup:

[stevehayes01]

It really should not be any different than an intelectual property law or if you equate it to your house to breaking an entry.

With that said ---- If you buy a wireless router the first thing they tell you to do after setup is to change the password and setup network security with WEP. So if you dont change the password or setup WEP and you get hacked or someone uses your broadband well can you really get mad??


From the Linksys User Setup Guide ----
It is strongly recommended that you set a password for the router. When you

first power up the router, you will notice that the Password setting default is

“admin”. For security, we recommend that you change your password often.

To change your password, enter your new password in the Router Password

box. Enter it again in the box just below the Router Password box, exactly as

you typed it in the first box. When you are sure you have entered the password

as you want it, press the Apply button.

[ncttrnl]

It really should not be any different than an intelectual property law or if you equate it to your house to breaking an entry.

With that said ---- If you buy a wireless router the first thing they tell you to do after setup is to change the password and setup network security with WEP. So if you dont change the password or setup WEP and you get hacked or someone uses your broadband well can you really get mad??


WEP is trivial to break so I'm not sure you could really call it security but it does help keep the honest people honest.

Probably the best thing the average home user can figure out and implement on their own is is a combination of WEP and MAC address filtering as well as not broadcasting their ssid.

[bugzy]

im using holiday inn wireless in San Jose as we speak in the Avant ;)

[madajb]

So if you dont change the password or setup WEP and you get hacked or someone uses your broadband well can you really get mad??

I don't have a gate for my backyard, but that doesn't mean you can come play in it whenever you like.

-ajb

[creanium]

WEP is trivial to break so I'm not sure you could really call it security but it does help keep the honest people honest.

Probably the best thing the average home user can figure out and implement on their own is is a combination of WEP and MAC address filtering as well as not broadcasting their ssid.
Do I need to worry? I have WPA connected to my own RADIUS, non-broadcasting SSID, and MAC address filter ... I dunno, seems a little open to me ... :(

[v2rocket]

i dont care about my wireless use it i dont care but dont abuse it you know?

[madajb]

Do I need to worry? I have WPA connected to my own RADIUS, non-broadcasting SSID, and MAC address filter ... I dunno, seems a little open to me ... :(
I just use IPSEC. No need to mess around with WPA/WEP or remembering which MAC address is allowed.
Mostly though, I just turn off the AP when I'm not using it. heh.

-ajb

[jross]

This is why some of us don't use wireless LANs :p (Besides, it's more fun with multiple gigabit cards/connections on the same computer)

[quattrogirl]

im using holiday inn wireless in San Jose as we speak in the Avant ;)

It's amazing how many unprotected sites there are in the Bay Area, which is ground zero for the 'net.... yeah, Lon, stop trying to hack into Yahoo!'s wireless server...hahaa! :D

[mike]

He must have been doing something BAD to get busted for that. Everyone does it, I do. but I use it to check email and surf, I could imagine all the bad stuff you could do with credit cards and hacking.