Though I'm not sure which neighbour it is, I'm certain they work hard for their money and would not want to suffer the teensiest, tiniest, nearly unnoticable loss of bandwidth by sharing their wireless connection with anyone else, even when the hour of day suggests they themselves are not using it at all. I will rest easier once I discover an easy way one might leech oneself onto their service and get free internet access, allowing me to blanket the neighborhood with flyers advising this unknown character of this weakness in their security. It would be particularly alarming if their were some handy, convenient key-gen program available which would make it easy for someone to gain access, even if they, much like myself, had only a limited knowledge of computers.
2006-07-15 15:19:27 · 6 answers · asked by Happy 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
I know what your thinking: wouldn't any good christian gladly share with a neighbour, us all being brothers? Yes, of course they would, but we must respect their decision, however misguided, to prevent access to others, however needy or well-meaning.
2006-07-15 15:22:17 · update #1
If the neighbors are using wep there are several good wep crackers that can be found. Some even run on windows! If using WPA that is a different nut to crack! Of course most wireless routers will revert to factory settings if the reset button is held down for 30 seconds, opening up the network to the world. So the smart neighbor will have used WPA and secured his router away from prying eyes! As many neighbors are not this smart, the use of a high gain directional antenna will sometime reveal the neighbors with the lesser capabilities allowing the squirrels to fill their coffers.
2006-07-15 15:35:14 · answer #1 · answered by Interested Dude 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Learn what War Driving is. simple as that.
Also the whole blanketing the neighborhood etc etc... your asking to get caught aren't you, I mean the person who would do this in theroy ; ) I mean why would someone want to be a cheap skate and do some very illegal things when they could easily pay for a service rendered to them and not have to take any unneed steps?
Now how you could prevent this is by limiting your signal's range, encrypting and passwords that are difficult to crack.
2006-07-15 15:37:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, wireless catches different information superhighway connections in its selection and those are no longer protection encrypted. I propose many peple have 2 computers at abode. They share one information superhighway connection via utilizing Router and adaptor card. now and back they dont notice protection password to the router. So no longer in straightforward terms their different pc yet cellular telephone with wireless and different computers with wireless catches the relationship.
2016-10-07 23:25:04 · answer #3 · answered by lininger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can go to jail for that. cops caught a man in Tampa Florida for driving up in front of peoples houses and using there wireless connection. he was facing 5 years last track i had of him.
2006-07-15 17:42:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have no doubt you think you are reall Cool or Kool. You will still think you are Kool while doing prison time.
I have reported this question to the FBI internet crime reporting site.
http://www.ic3.gov/
The moron that gave you an answer could be charged with conspiracy and the two of you could be butt buddies in prison. NOW THAT WOULD BE REAL KOOL!!!
2006-07-15 19:55:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
dude, i don't know the answer, but i sure do like your style. rofl
2006-07-15 15:22:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋