Comments on: Confessions of a Wi-Fi thief http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/ Fresh hacks every day Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:59:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Michaele334 http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-2/#comment-92376 Michaele334 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:51:48 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-92376 Here is the new version from backtrack, it is backtrack 4 pre, i found a very god install howto. look here: http://backtrack.1rss.de i hope you can read this one, the have screenshots and a pdf file, so you can download this one. the works perfekt for me. i hope you like it. Ciao Here is the new version from backtrack, it is backtrack 4 pre, i found a very god install howto.
look here:
http://backtrack.1rss.de
i hope you can read this one, the have screenshots and a pdf file, so you can download this one.
the works perfekt for me.
i hope you like it.

Ciao

]]> By: kurye http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-2/#comment-91487 kurye Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:34:10 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-91487 Confessions of a Wi-Fi thief - Hack a Day great article thank you. Confessions of a Wi-Fi thief – Hack a Day great article thank you.

]]> By: jefz182 http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-2/#comment-81143 jefz182 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:44:49 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-81143 Don't steal Wi-Fi. There are free hotspots anyway, like in SM City Pampanga. savelinux.wordpress.com Don’t steal Wi-Fi. There are free hotspots anyway, like in SM City Pampanga.

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]]> By: makemoney http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-2/#comment-75743 makemoney Wed, 20 May 2009 05:28:58 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-75743 Very informative post! Normally I don't comment on blogs but this post deserves it :D Very informative post! Normally I don’t comment on blogs but this post deserves it :D

]]> By: BryanGoodtimes http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-2/#comment-37479 BryanGoodtimes Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:57:48 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-37479 i dont mean to be a dick, really, but whenever i have something of questional legal stature to take care of, i just switch over to my neighbors network, i dont even have to move my laptop, and i live like 10 miles from the nearest gas station, if i lived in the city i would probably jump around on several connections including my own... hmmm, is there a program that can do that for me? interesting... i dont mean to be a dick, really, but whenever i have something of questional legal stature to take care of, i just switch over to my neighbors network, i dont even have to move my laptop, and i live like 10 miles from the nearest gas station, if i lived in the city i would probably jump around on several connections including my own… hmmm, is there a program that can do that for me? interesting…

]]> By: david c. http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-2/#comment-37478 david c. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:30:03 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-37478 Haha, Insight Communications here in Illinois told us that is was okay to leave our network open and that we were free to share it with neighbors if we felt to do so (though it's funny watching them sit on their front porch pointing the lid of their laptop towards our house). Then, I bricked my Linksys WRT54G and no one here could stand not having Wi-Fi for some 4 more hours of troubleshooting. I ended up buying a cheap Belkin and while going through the setup wizard, decided to lock us in. Turns out that besides that fact that Belkin has some pretty unreliable routers, password-protecting it isn't all that big of a deal. I'm back on my WRT54G(v1) totally open. Haha, Insight Communications here in Illinois told us that is was okay to leave our network open and that we were free to share it with neighbors if we felt to do so (though it’s funny watching them sit on their front porch pointing the lid of their laptop towards our house). Then, I bricked my Linksys WRT54G and no one here could stand not having Wi-Fi for some 4 more hours of troubleshooting. I ended up buying a cheap Belkin and while going through the setup wizard, decided to lock us in. Turns out that besides that fact that Belkin has some pretty unreliable routers, password-protecting it isn’t all that big of a deal. I’m back on my WRT54G(v1) totally open.

]]> By: Julio the kid http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-2/#comment-37477 Julio the kid Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:25:49 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-37477 Okay so i've been reading these posts and I think Internet should be free, but not completely open... like I have my network wpa encrypted and I give the keys to people I trust... i/e friends, relatives, and some neighbors that I know won't do illegal stuff on my net. if someone wanted to use it I would let them. All they have to do is ask! Okay so i’ve been reading these posts and I think Internet should be free, but not completely open… like I have my network wpa encrypted and I give the keys to people I trust… i/e friends, relatives, and some neighbors that I know won’t do illegal stuff on my net. if someone wanted to use it I would let them. All they have to do is ask!

]]> By: تحميل http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-2/#comment-37476 تحميل Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:10:20 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-37476 i realy agree with Jo<br><br>"Government: Stay the fuck off my internet"<br><br>and thank you<br>jbr i realy agree with Jo

“Government: Stay the fuck off my internet”

and thank you
jbr

]]> By: fartface http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-2/#comment-37475 fartface Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:51:13 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-37475 Back in the day when poor, I got a free direct tv dish and a usb wifi adapter. I modded it all together with a free 586 pc running linux to snag free wifi from my neighbors. I had to go on the roof every 2-5 months to re-aim and grab another neighbor as they moved, changed gear, etc....<br><br>I went for 4 years that way. I still have the gear for camping. go camping and snag wifi from 1/4 mile away easily. Back in the day when poor, I got a free direct tv dish and a usb wifi adapter. I modded it all together with a free 586 pc running linux to snag free wifi from my neighbors. I had to go on the roof every 2-5 months to re-aim and grab another neighbor as they moved, changed gear, etc….

I went for 4 years that way. I still have the gear for camping. go camping and snag wifi from 1/4 mile away easily.

]]> By: JB http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-1/#comment-37474 JB Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:44:32 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-37474 What's with all the posts of people advocating open wireless connections? You obviously don't have a clue or are leechers of someone else's bandwidth. I have wifi at home for only 1 laptop (WAP and MAC filtered, only device allowed) that goes on when I want to use the laptop and want to move it around the house. otherwise, the access point gets powered off.<br><br>My neighbors could never hack into it, but in this litigious society, I don't want anyone to have the chance to misuse it, and end up being responsible for that. Also, I PAY FOR IT. Want a connection? spend your own money! I want to hear everyone's tune once ISPs start metering connections. What’s with all the posts of people advocating open wireless connections? You obviously don’t have a clue or are leechers of someone else’s bandwidth. I have wifi at home for only 1 laptop (WAP and MAC filtered, only device allowed) that goes on when I want to use the laptop and want to move it around the house. otherwise, the access point gets powered off.

My neighbors could never hack into it, but in this litigious society, I don’t want anyone to have the chance to misuse it, and end up being responsible for that. Also, I PAY FOR IT. Want a connection? spend your own money! I want to hear everyone’s tune once ISPs start metering connections.

]]> By: Daisjun http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-1/#comment-37473 Daisjun Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:55:21 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-37473 What's with the big wi-fi obsession anyway? It has, as has been discussed here, limited security, your connection can be hijacked and your bandwidth consumed, has to cope with other electromagnetic interference, doesn't offer constant bit rates and is defeated in many cases by a wall or any other solid object you decide to put near your computer (i.e. a coffee mug)<br><br>Whereas cable connections the only entry is through your router which is far easier to protect, it doesn't have to cope with interference or dropouts, provides constant bitrates and no-one has the chance to hijack your bandwidth. I'm never switching to wireless. What’s with the big wi-fi obsession anyway? It has, as has been discussed here, limited security, your connection can be hijacked and your bandwidth consumed, has to cope with other electromagnetic interference, doesn’t offer constant bit rates and is defeated in many cases by a wall or any other solid object you decide to put near your computer (i.e. a coffee mug)

Whereas cable connections the only entry is through your router which is far easier to protect, it doesn’t have to cope with interference or dropouts, provides constant bitrates and no-one has the chance to hijack your bandwidth. I’m never switching to wireless.

]]> By: iamdigitalman http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-1/#comment-37472 iamdigitalman Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:44:59 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-37472 I keep my network open out of necessity. My DSL modem has a built in 802.11b/g router, and even though it says it can do WPA, it has problems. I was told by my ISP I might as well use WEP, which is for "home users". HA! I consider myself a power user/prosumer, and I get a bit paranoid. I would like to use WPA, but since I can only use WEP reliably, and I live in an area where not many people know what the internet is (Detroit), I just leave it open. That plus the fact I have a couple old wavelans (one is a Lucent Wavelan Gold, the other a Cabletron Roamabout, which AFAIK is a silver), they can only do WEP. But I use them in my newton and I can't register the driver so no WEP for me. I keep my network open out of necessity. My DSL modem has a built in 802.11b/g router, and even though it says it can do WPA, it has problems. I was told by my ISP I might as well use WEP, which is for “home users”. HA! I consider myself a power user/prosumer, and I get a bit paranoid. I would like to use WPA, but since I can only use WEP reliably, and I live in an area where not many people know what the internet is (Detroit), I just leave it open. That plus the fact I have a couple old wavelans (one is a Lucent Wavelan Gold, the other a Cabletron Roamabout, which AFAIK is a silver), they can only do WEP. But I use them in my newton and I can’t register the driver so no WEP for me.

]]> By: Nick http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-1/#comment-37471 Nick Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:13:04 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-37471 I just keep it open and have a message pop up when someone new connects to the network. If I do not know them I just ban their MAC (yes they can easily be spoofed) and none of the idiot neighbors are back on. Been clear of them for months.<br><br>With that I was actually surprised by the range. One person was able to connect at a bit over 100m from my house. Just a standard Linksys 54mbps router too. I just keep it open and have a message pop up when someone new connects to the network. If I do not know them I just ban their MAC (yes they can easily be spoofed) and none of the idiot neighbors are back on. Been clear of them for months.

With that I was actually surprised by the range. One person was able to connect at a bit over 100m from my house. Just a standard Linksys 54mbps router too.

]]> By: jeff http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-1/#comment-37470 jeff Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:00:18 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-37470 We have Wifi were I work, and we've found we needed to secure it. Now we have DSL and a truck lot behind us. Have you ever tried to check your e-mail with 20+ truckers trying to look at porn?<br><br>But at home I don't worry about it because I have a wifi modem, but I shut off the wireless when not in use. We have Wifi were I work, and we’ve found we needed to secure it. Now we have DSL and a truck lot behind us. Have you ever tried to check your e-mail with 20+ truckers trying to look at porn?

But at home I don’t worry about it because I have a wifi modem, but I shut off the wireless when not in use.

]]> By: Shaykers http://hackaday.com/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/comment-page-1/#comment-37469 Shaykers Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:55:07 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2008/06/21/confessions-of-a-wi-fi-thief/#comment-37469 I use a mesh network, i.e. "Meraki" which automatically chunks off a portion of my Bandwidth for my "(Specific Area) Free Net" However I recently dealt with a retard that knows how to read a help file and install backtrack... The Minute He got on my freenet he tried to hack everything on the network... Fortunately the only WiFi product he destroyed was a POS Moto Q... ;) Because of this idiot, I intend to return to wired networks fully... The point of my post is as follows, " Because of Immature Jackoffs Who think they can get a credit card number or two, I will remove not just the one access point but the 3 that create roughly a 300 Meter Internet Zone around my house... I WILL NEVER ALLOW PARASITIC LEECHES WHO CAN"T AFFORD THEIR OWN INTERNET ACCESS EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I use a mesh network, i.e. “Meraki” which automatically chunks off a portion of my Bandwidth for my “(Specific Area) Free Net” However I recently dealt with a retard that knows how to read a help file and install backtrack… The Minute He got on my freenet he tried to hack everything on the network… Fortunately the only WiFi product he destroyed was a POS Moto Q… ;) Because of this idiot, I intend to return to wired networks fully… The point of my post is as follows, ” Because of Immature Jackoffs Who think they can get a credit card number or two, I will remove not just the one access point but the 3 that create roughly a 300 Meter Internet Zone around my house… I WILL NEVER ALLOW PARASITIC LEECHES WHO CAN”T AFFORD THEIR OWN INTERNET ACCESS EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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