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Unprotected Wireless Lans?
Edvard:
I have heard rumors of freaky distances connecting to wireless lans... like 3-5 miles connecting to a University hub. Anybody heard of that?
stansrailpix:
I can usually see 2 or 3 networks that have no protection at all. One was my neighbor, who I helped encrypy.
OldElmerFudd:
I have several machines/peripherals tied together in a partly wired and mostly wireless setup. Except for a couple of times, Bite-sized trouble and I live just far enough away from other houses in a residential area that we've never run into the issue. Our stuff's very secure, so it's not a problem for us.
I've never gone looking for any wlans with the laptop; just not my style.
OEF ;D
gsull:
:huh:Don't understand why anyone with wireless would not secure it. dumb...... dumb.....
Thank gawd mine is secured.
-dancin39 (May 16, 2006, 12:30 AM)
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Because some of us actually know what we're doing, and want to share with people who aren't able to afford internet, or just want to google something on their pocketpc as they're walking by.
I have heard rumors of freaky distances connecting to wireless lans... like 3-5 miles connecting to a University hub. Anybody heard of that?
-Edvard (May 16, 2006, 03:55 PM)
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I think the record, unpowered, is something insane like 70 miles. Realistically, 5 miles or less should work without a hitch provided you have good line of sight. I set up streaming video for a surveillance station, streaming 16 video cameras 24/7, all the way accross a small city. The station was on a hill, and the buildings they were watching had roofs visible from the hill. We used some small antennas to insure a stable connection, but it was pretty stable with 2 off-the-shelf access points.
rjbull:
:huh:Don't understand why anyone with wireless would not secure it. dumb...... dumb.....
Thank gawd mine is secured.
-dancin39 (May 16, 2006, 12:30 AM)
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Because some of us actually know what we're doing, and want to share with people who aren't able to afford internet, or just want to google something on their pocketpc as they're walking by.
-gsull (June 26, 2006, 03:14 AM)
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That's public-spirited, but dangerous. I'm in the UK, which is currently paranoid about paedophiles. Such people could download kiddie porn through your unsecured connection - and the police would trace it to you, and it's your life and reputation that would be destroyed. Over here, it's not worth taking the risk of an unsecured connection.
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