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From: (no name) (no email)
Date: Wed Jul 13 2005 - 18:38:55 EDT
You dont know - lots of people will give you their opinion for free, which
is worth just what you paid for it. Folks who charge you for their opinion
may or may not be worth what you pay for. YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary)
Certain Restrictions Apply. Void Where Prohibited. Subject to Terms and
Conditions.
Anytime you get advice (or need it), check with people you trust, former
customers of the advice giver, friends and neighbors, and google.
That said, I implement and teach wi-fi, security, internet, programming,
etc and liveaboard fulltime. I installed a wifi access point at my marina
2 years ago so *i* would have dsl on *my* boat, but made it open and
available to everyone there. BUT i did password/WEP protect it (if you
care, WEP is not even trivally secure, but that's a thread for another
group).
No, you cannot use someone else's *stuff* without their permission in
general. In fact in the stae of south carolina, the *attempt* (intentional
OR NOT) is a CRIME. My partner wrote the legislation here, so *yes* i *do*
know what i'm talking about.
Will that law hold up in court? Who knows? Do *you* want to be the one
who's boat is on the hard, waiting to find out? I doubt it. I *dont*.
As far as "if it wasnt supposed to be public they should have secured it"
- NO.
(e.g.) US Copyright law grants you copyright to works you "commit to
media" *without any notice* attached. It doesnt need to say "this is mine
dont copy it - *you* have to *assume* that. The same is *likely* true of
(physical or network) trepass laws.
Again, you *dont* want to be the one waiting to find out.
*possibly*, an open, wireless portal with the SSID of "Free for public
use" would be a good indication you are on safe ground..... Again, your
mileage may vary. *i* wont be the one to find out.
The biggest "take away" you should get from the discussion is
advice is cheap and worth what you paid for it (or less)
if you wind up 'testing' this advice is court it will be painfull (at best)
there are *lots* of 'known good' options - use them instead
oh - and CDs - it's the "backing" media that's the issue. Store them
upright, dont mess with the labels/ "back" side. The "front" side is
fairly impervious (see the numerous abrasive "self fix it" kits) and
*IMPERVIOUS* to xray.
For some good Wifi hack, see rob F's book "WiFi Hacks" from Oreilly
yes, you too can build a 20+db gain (read 10 db=10 times signal 20 db = 10
* 10 = 100 factor gain) antenna from a discarded PromeStar (tm) dish,
modified pringles can, some scraps of hardware cloth, etc.... *HOWEVER*
these are not 'certified' systems and are ILLEGAL. Will you prosecuted?
Highly unlikely. Do you think the FCC has time to chase you down? *should*
you? That's up to you.
too many issues, too little time.
lets get together for a long weekend sometime this fall!
jim
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