Ok lets just say for arguments sake that he wanders with his laptop to the opposite side of his house, far away from his own wireless access point. The computer sees the other access point has a stronger signal and latches on to it during a break in communication with his own access point. He is unaware of the change and continues with his business. Are the default settings for wireless access communication illegal? What would stop someone from plugging in a wireless access point boosting the signal strength and calling the police any time someone accidentally connects? I live in an apartment complex with about 7 other visible access points. I occasionally get bored and plug in a spare access point with no internet connection attached to see who accidentally locks on to me and loses their internet access.
I live in an apartment complex with about 7 other visible access points. I occasionally get bored and plug in a spare access point with no internet connection attached to see who accidentally locks on to me and loses their internet access.
Well, if the wireless AP owner in the article can get the gentleman in the SUV arrested for accessing his AP, then by the same rights, I wonder if you could be charged with a DOS attack on your neighbors by boosting your signal on your wireless AP with no internet access
I don't live in an apartment, but even sitting in the front room of my house, I can usually pick up unsecured wireless connections from at least three neighbors. There was a time when I unplugged my access point and went back to dragging around 50 feet of CAT5, because while I could get on the public internet, the neighbors' signals were making it impossible for me to connect to my own network in my house. (I did finally plug the AP back in. Mine's the only one with any encryption enabled, and my Powerbo
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Well, if the wireless AP owner in the article can get the gentleman in the SUV arrested for accessing his AP, then by the same rights, I wonder if you could be charged with a DOS attack on your neighbors by boosting your signal on your wireless AP with no internet access
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