alexander Posted September 4, 2007 Report Posted September 4, 2007 In the US, this has pretty much been the case for a couple of years. In the majority of places I’ve visited the built-in wifi on my ordinary, cheap laptop – which appear to me to be less sensitive than those that can be added to a desktop PC – finds several strong, unsecured wifi connections.While the whole thing about less sensitive and your definition of sensitivity for wireless cards is highly arguable (and trust me it is) i am going to make another point to go with what you say. I was sitting in NYC hotel about a year and a 3 months ago, and i pointed a cantenna out the window and launched kismet. It picked up over 460 networks in reach, lots of unsecured ones too. Besides I dont see the point of putting a key on your wifi connection aka "securing" it. In all reality you have only secured (and only to certain extent) my ability to connect to the wifi net, you have not really secured the connection. Now, as a person who goes wardriving (it is not illegal), i also know what the other wardrivers think when they are looking through their logs, and at their screen when rolling around, and i tell you what, its not unsecured networks we are looking for. What interests me is those networks with the hidden essid and a wep or wpa key on them. Why? If you think that you are secure by hiding your essid and setting up encryption, you are very wrong, but if you think and therefore do so, what do you have to hide from me? I am a firm believer of keeping the wifi access open, hence why the APs here at work do not use encryption. But you have to keep your wireless secure, keep it separate from the internal network. I, at home, run a different subdomain for the wifi access, and also restrict incoming and outgoing ports connections as well as set some firewall rules. It's about as secure as you can be with wireless, and you still give back to those people who need access somewhere. I mean wifi is for accessing the internet, but it should be restricted to internet browsing, that way people that try to use your bandwidth are restricted to only a few ways of doing so. Also check your logs, make sure that there aren't some neighborhood dubmnuts sitting around downloading stuff off of your wifi connection, bw is limited and therefore you need to preserve it, so block them by mac address (chances are they dont even know how to change it) and its their own damn fault for breaking your trust. If you are a person who uses their neighbor's wireless, its not wrong to do so, internet is for sharing, just dont be stupid and respect other people. Don't do stupid things, dont dl stuff at peak hours, run scripts to download late at knight, so it is done by morning and you didn't take away bw from other people in times they need it. Don't run torrents or webservers off of their connections (its just plain wrong), just be nice to people that are nice enough to provide you with a connection, or else, you may have to get your own connection... Quote
DougF Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 I have found another place to speak out if you are so inclined. Dear DougF' date=' Join Senator Kerry to Discuss Building an Internet for Everyone Last week many of you joined with Senator John Kerry in an online conversation about the future of the Internet. And your voices were heard. Not only did Senator Kerry respond to many of your questions via the SavetheInternet.com blog, he praised your "insightful comments" during a Senate hearing and entered them into the congressional record. Senator Kerry has returned to SavetheInternet.com with more responses to your concerns and questions about how we can work together to protect Net Neutrality and make the Internet more fast open, affordable to everyone. Join John Kerry in a Conversation about the Future of the Internet As Kerry wrote, the current state of broadband in America is unacceptable, and we need to "light a fire under 'deciders' to change that." Most Americans have been left out of the Washington debate over the future of the Internet. But High-priced lobbyists have no trouble bending the ears of lawmakers in Washington. That's why it's so important for you to add your voice to this crucial debate. Share Your Ideas About How to Connect America "Previous generations put a toaster in every home and a car in every driveway as signs of economic progress," Senator Kerry wrote earlier. "To stay competitive, we should strive to do the same with nationwide broadband. Our economy, our businesses and our families are counting on us to deliver." We have started a truly public conversation of what the future of the Internet should look like. Please join us, share your comments and ideas, and keep the conversation going. Onward, Timothy KarrCampaign DirectorFree PressFree Press : media reform through education, organizing and advocacy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take action on this campaign at: Save the Internet Blog Tell your friends about this campaign: Forward this page | Free Press Action Network If you received this message from a friend, you can click here to become a Free Press activist. This message was sent to DougF Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or to update your personal profile. To stop receiving email from Free Press, click here to unsubscribe (or reply via email with "remove or unsubscribe" in the subject line). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Free Press is a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform the media. Through education, organizing and advocacy, we promote diverse and independent media ownership, strong public media, and universal access to communications. Learn more at Free Press : media reform through education, organizing and advocacy Save the Internet Blog » Blog Archive » Senator Kerry: Keep Up the Fight for an Open Internet Quote
alexander Posted October 9, 2007 Report Posted October 9, 2007 all i want to ask is "when will i get a free oc55 to my house?" Quote
collegedegree Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 I think the internet was started as a project to educate. What happen? Quote
Buffy Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 I think the internet was started as a project to educate. What happen?I think its doing a pretty good job of educating! What do *you* think? Don't need to go to the library anymore,Buffy Quote
alexander Posted October 16, 2007 Report Posted October 16, 2007 I think the internet was started as a project to educate. What happen?And like anything else US gov-t does, one day it went sour and porn was created... Internet is still a highly educational zone, just have to know places, like Hypo :hihi: Quote
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