Stealing your neighbor's WLAN bandwidth


	Stealing your neighbor's WLAN bandwidth

librarycat513

8-27-2007 12:32 PM

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open wireless networks, debate

librarycat513 says:

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=231779&tag=nl.e550

For the complete post, as it was a little over the 1000 character limit. I found it interesting, and the replies to the post are even more so interesting. Quite a debate going (gone) on about the subject.

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    I don't think that "stealing” bandwidth is actually stealing and I also believe that as long as there is no other associated malevolent /criminal activity, there is nothing wrong with the actual use of bandwidth made public.<BR />And that's exactly what it is: bandwidth made public.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=231779&tag=nl.e550">And, NO, it's not like breaking into a house that's been left unlocked. Unlocked houses don't advertise themselves to everybody in the neighbourhood.<BR /><DIV>An unsecured access point does exactly that.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=231779&tag=nl.e550"><BR />There is too much lack of accountability and ability to blame others.<BR />I believe that setting up an unsecured wireless access point that is  "radiating/broadcasting"  bandwidth beyond the boundaries of ones home, is an open invitation for the bandwidth to be used (with respect and decency) without seeking further authority. </blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/09B9A61E-786C-4667-91C5-F08A5D89E9FB/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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