Re: [MLUG] Looking 4 mad cheap PCI wireless cards

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004, Christian M. Cepel wrote:

> Mike Miller wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 21 Oct 2004, Christian M. Cepel wrote:
>> 
>>> This HEDONISTIC Rubbish really chaps my hide.
>> 
>> That's because you're crazy.
>> 
> You're very likely right on this one issue.

At least we agree on one thing.  Oh wait...


>> No one is talking about stealing anything.  The owner of the wifi 
>> access point loses nothing just because someone connects to it.  It is 
>> not like having a car battery stolen.
>
> Ah, but here you're wrong.

I agree that it *can* be stealing.  It usually amounts to very little. 
It becomes very serious when the person logging into the network starts 
snooping on network traffic, breaking into computers, taking files, etc., 
but I think we are not talking about those kinds of things, just simply 
logging into the network.

A big problem that you guys have to understand is that it is entirely 
possible to log into someone's network without even knowing you are doing 
it.  That's how shabby their 'security' can be.

Mike
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