My neighbor just got cable internet

Post by **Roofus** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 8:49 pm

And thanks to the wonders of 802.11-based networking, for the time being I too have cable.

Vchat20 · Post by **Vchat20** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 8:58 pm

hehe. good on ya. thankfully weve got our own cable internet and no wireless so no-one cheating us out of our 3000/380 speeds.

Orange_Ribbon · Post by **Orange_Ribbon** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:11 pm

OMG Roofus is a leet haxor stealing cabel intarweb axcess!!! (no I can't speek leet"

MKE · Post by **MKE** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:36 pm

that's why i have it so my router only accepts known mac addresses and i limit the number of wireless connections.

but hey, if your gettin it for free, nice...

hearld500 · Post by **hearld500** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:43 pm

How that work? Do you just have to be in the same area to be able to log in?

Post by **Roofus** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:53 pm

Yeah. If you have a wireless network, anyone within a couple hundred feet can connect, unless you have authentication (most don't.)

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 10:26 pm

Roofus wrote:Yeah. If you have a wireless network, anyone within a couple hundred feet can connect, unless you have authentication (most don't.)

G ah see that makes it worth it. I'd like someone to come outside my house and sit and try to use my amazing 802.11b wireless. I wouldn't even take it if it was free!

hearld500 · Post by **hearld500** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 11:49 pm

Does it take a special program to connect? Or do you just come within range and it connects?

Post by **Roofus** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 11:50 pm

No and yes, respectively.

Skynet · Post by **Skynet** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 11:55 pm

I love wireless connections

My CISCO lecturer told us how to find wireless networks around Adelaide and hog their bandwidth

Providing they weren't taking any security measures, of course

Skater_dusto · Post by **Skater_dusto** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 11:57 pm

802.11g is out, I wonder how long it takes before people catch on.

Free cable, that's awesome. I walked around a neighbourhood with a friends' pda and found shitloads of wireless networks, totally unprotected. Naked and sexy, mmm yeah. It'd be hilarious to go on a rampage and totally wreck all of them. Even the most dumbest of people could reak havoc.

DaMadFiddler · Post by **DaMadFiddler** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 12:15 am

Wait...no network security? We have a wireless network set up at my house through our DSL modem, but every computer has to set up a 10-bit wireless encryption key before they can log on. (Keeps the network more secure, and keeps anyone from just copying and tracking your computer's activity over the airwaves).

Post by **Specially Cork** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 4:42 am

Mine isnt protected. But I live in a large detatched house in the middle of surburbia and to be honest:
1) I dont believe the range of my network would cover any of my neighbours
2) Even if it did, I know them well enough to know they wouldnt steal it, (middle aged couples both on AOL dial-up)

Enki-14 · Post by **Enki-14** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:48 pm

Roofus wrote:And thanks to the wonders of 802.11-based networking, for the time being I too have cable.

lol..Ok so your neighbor doesn't know that your on his network? thats badass. Ok, Roofus its time to start thinking about your p2p....

whatever you may choose.. just make sure you can control the upload. And to be on the safe side set it around 8-10 KBS. That way you can (um.. he can) still browse somewhat decent and check his email.

Post by **|darc|** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:58 pm

BoneyCork wrote:Mine isnt protected. But I live in a large detatched house in the middle of surburbia and to be honest:
1) I dont believe the range of my network would cover any of my neighbours
2) Even if it did, I know them well enough to know they wouldnt steal it, (middle aged couples both on AOL dial-up)

That doesn't mean someone won't pull up in a car and use it

Post by **Specially Cork** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 6:19 pm

|darc| wrote:
BoneyCork wrote:Mine isnt protected. But I live in a large detatched house in the middle of surburbia and to be honest:
1) I dont believe the range of my network would cover any of my neighbours
2) Even if it did, I know them well enough to know they wouldnt steal it, (middle aged couples both on AOL dial-up)
That doesn't mean someone won't pull up in a car and use it

I just had this discussion with APE in #dcemu
I live in a coldasac, the amount of traffic is minimal, probably about 8 cars a day, and theyre my neighbours and my parents leaving for work or whaever and coming back.
I think it is much more likley that somebody will break into my house and steal my computer, than somebody will randomly drive down a dead end street in the middle of a suburbian housing estate with their laptop and the hope of being able to use a free wireless internet connection
Its illegal to park outside my house without our permission.

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 6:27 pm

Roofus, I take it you've already had a flick through the web-based admin interface of their wireless AP?

perry · Post by **perry** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:04 pm

sixteen-bit wrote:Roofus, I take it you've already had a flick through the web-based admin interface of their wireless AP?

And stolen all the holiday pics they took on the digi cam, to superimpose on sheep's bodes and pin up around the street

BTW what connection did you have before ?

Post by **|darc|** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:19 pm

BoneyCork wrote:
|darc| wrote:
BoneyCork wrote:Mine isnt protected. But I live in a large detatched house in the middle of surburbia and to be honest:
1) I dont believe the range of my network would cover any of my neighbours
2) Even if it did, I know them well enough to know they wouldnt steal it, (middle aged couples both on AOL dial-up)
That doesn't mean someone won't pull up in a car and use it
I just had this discussion with APE in #dcemu
I live in a coldasac, the amount of traffic is minimal, probably about 8 cars a day, and theyre my neighbours and my parents leaving for work or whaever and coming back.
I think it is much more likley that somebody will break into my house and steal my computer, than somebody will randomly drive down a dead end street in the middle of a suburbian housing estate with their laptop and the hope of being able to use a free wireless internet connection
Its illegal to park outside my house without our permission.

The possibility still exists.

Post by **Roofus** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 7:33 pm

sixteen-bit wrote:Roofus, I take it you've already had a flick through the web-based admin interface of their wireless AP?

I tried, but there was a password.

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