Steal This Wi-Fi

mimo2005 · 01-10-2008, 08:54 AM

Why Bruce Schneier runs an open Wi-Fi network....

http://www.wired.com/politics/securi...atters_0110?re

ebackhus · 01-10-2008, 10:44 AM

I leave my wireless open and just do a MAC ban on anyone I don't want on it.

~~Nik00117~~ · 01-10-2008, 11:08 AM

Actually one of my networking buddies found a solution to that, he set up a rate limited wlan connection with a router. Enough to let the kiddies have their fun hacking into his "unsercure" network and leave him be.

He does have a point really. my wireless is unsercured, I mean really i'm not all that concerned about it... Simply because everyone elses around here is anyways.

Not also that also with guests if I have a guest come over with his laptop and he wants to show me nothing I do not want to spend my time configuring his PC to get past my secuirty...

ebackhus · 01-10-2008, 11:31 AM

My girlfriend's sister often brings over her laptop to do homework. It really is nice not having to configure it. I also don't like working on Dells so it's a bonus not having to touch it. :D

~~Nik00117~~ · 01-10-2008, 12:00 PM

I agree, recently worked on a dell and the customer went "whats worng with dell" and I just said "well for poeple like me who know how much each part cost, and how much they sold it for it makes us sick" plus the layouts of the cases are always totally crap.

In my case I don't remove my CD drive, and HSF to replace a power supply...

**carsey** · 01-10-2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Nik00117

I agree, recently worked on a dell and the customer went "whats worng with dell" and I just said "well for poeple like me who know how much each part cost, and how much they sold it for it makes us sick" plus the layouts of the cases are always totally crap.

In my case I don't remove my CD drive, and HSF to replace a power supply...

Hehe, whats right with them???

We got one to rebuild in the office today and we had to take the PSU and HDD cradle out to put the motherboard in....

~~Nik00117~~ · 01-10-2008, 01:54 PM

Just purely poorly designed.

01-10-2008, 08:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Steal This Wi-Fi Why Bruce Schneier runs an open Wi-Fi network.... http://www.wired.com/politics/securi...atters_0110?re __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

01-10-2008, 10:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,308 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Steal This Wi-Fi I leave my wireless open and just do a MAC ban on anyone I don't want on it. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-10-2008, 11:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~Nik00117~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,572 OS: XP Pro, Vista Ulimate My System	Re: Steal This Wi-Fi Actually one of my networking buddies found a solution to that, he set up a rate limited wlan connection with a router. Enough to let the kiddies have their fun hacking into his "unsercure" network and leave him be. He does have a point really. my wireless is unsercured, I mean really i'm not all that concerned about it... Simply because everyone elses around here is anyways. Not also that also with guests if I have a guest come over with his laptop and he wants to show me nothing I do not want to spend my time configuring his PC to get past my secuirty... Last edited by Nik00117; 01-10-2008 at 11:12 AM.

01-10-2008, 11:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,308 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Steal This Wi-Fi My girlfriend's sister often brings over her laptop to do homework. It really is nice not having to configure it. I also don't like working on Dells so it's a bonus not having to touch it. :D __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-10-2008, 12:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
~~Nik00117~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,572 OS: XP Pro, Vista Ulimate My System	Re: Steal This Wi-Fi I agree, recently worked on a dell and the customer went "whats worng with dell" and I just said "well for poeple like me who know how much each part cost, and how much they sold it for it makes us sick" plus the layouts of the cases are always totally crap. In my case I don't remove my CD drive, and HSF to replace a power supply...

01-10-2008, 01:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
~~Nik00117~~ Troubled Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 1,572 OS: XP Pro, Vista Ulimate My System	Re: Steal This Wi-Fi Just purely poorly designed.