----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <[email protected]>
> On Jan 26, 2014, at 16:04 , Jay Ashworth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I wonder if they'll break BCP 38... or vice-versa... > > > > http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/01/bewifi-lets-you-steal-your-neighbors-bandwidth-when-theyre-not-using-it/ > > As long as Telefonica customers only use other Telefonica links within > WiFi range, Telefonica can ensure it will have no effect on BCP38. > Worst case, I can "ddos" the guy in the next apartment by spoofing his > address. Best case, they ensure the BeWifi software disallows such > things. > > And I don't see other broadband networks allowing Telefonica customers > to ride their links. > > I also wonder why Telefonica would do this as opposed to telling > people to upgrade their DSL? Unless I misread the piece, Pat, they *do* intend for customers to mesh non-Telefonica links, which is half of your answer. "All our customers are at max rate for their distance" is probably the other half. I was making the former assumption in my musing. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink [email protected] Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 1274
