I've also recently noticed a LinkSys open network, and I'd like to
know who it is so I could offer to help. I'm also surprised, since
our house is several hundred feet away from the nearest neighbor. I
guess they installed a high-gain antenna.
I also use a (directional) high-gain antenna on my SMC Barricade G,
so the signal can penetrate an area with high interference (which i
haven't been able to identify). One of these days I'll walk around
the neighborhood with MacStumbler on so I can figure out whose signal
the LinkSys is, and make sure my signal doesn't reach the neighbors.
Since I use an OS X 10.4.4 PowerBook and my wife uses an old
clamshell iBook, we can't use (AFAIK) the same WEP encryption (and
the iBook can't use newer security methods). I've figured it didn't
matter since we're so far from neighbors and set back quite a bit
from the road, but I guess I'll check.
Regards,
Harry Corsover
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On Jan 14, 2006, at 8:57 AM, Tim Collier wrote:
I totally agree on this one. I don't think the laws have caught up
with the technology yet. It's a matter of the (restating the
obvious) the technology having advanced so fast that legislation
has not been able to act on the legality of intrusion into somebody
else's home network. Yes, a lot of people have no clue about how
to secure their networks. Right now, as I sit here typing this, if
I click on the Airport icon, I can see 3 other networks in my
area. 2 are secured as is mine. The other, it just calls itself
'linksys' is totally open. I have been able to connect to the net
with it and get my mail. I wish I knew who this network belonged
to, I'd certainly offer to help him/her secure it.
Tim
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