On 11-Aug-08, at 11:15 PM, Rony wrote:

> jtd wrote:
>>
>> Having stated the above, IMO there is no new vulnerability caused by
>> merely using wireless. One can tap into  a wire with equal ease, save
>> the headache of relative physical proximity.
>>
>>
>>
> In the recent case, there could be no 'hacking' involved at all.  
> The guy
> must have simply used a network available openly. There are many  
> places
> where wireless security is not enabled. The owner does not realize  
> that
> his private network has turned into a 'sarvajanik internet utsav' till
> he receives his inflated bill.

this is easily solved by using an unbreakable password like 'root123'


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Kenneth Gonsalves
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