Thank you all. After perusing your archives I've realized that you usually deal with a slightly higher level of discourse here. Thanks for taking the time to answer a beginner.
Since my neighbor could prevent me from using his bandwidth with a simple push of a button, I'll assume he doesn't mind and keep using it. In the meantime I will shop around for an antenna in the hopes of connecting to a legitimate community access point from my home. As far as security goes, I get the feeling that there are infinite levels of paranoia one can get swallowed up in, so I might as well just try to trust people. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Send nycwireless mailing list submissions to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > visit > > http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it > is more specific > than "Re: Contents of nycwireless digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. FCC OET Director Julius KNAPP Talks to > Wireless Community > Wednesday on Wireless Tech Radio (Jim Sutton) > 2. Re: The Newbiest (Louis) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 20:57:26 -0400 > From: "Jim Sutton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [nycwireless] FCC OET Director Julius > KNAPP Talks to > Wireless Community Wednesday on Wireless Tech Radio > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Special Announcement > Julius Knapp, FCC Deputy Director of Office of > Engineering and Technology, > joins Wireless Tech Radio for an extended segment > August 11th to discuss FCC > Spectrum Policy, Part 15 rules changes, and much > more. Mark your calendars > and join us. > > Wednesday, August 4th, 10AM Eastern, 7AM Pacific > http://www.wirelesstechradio.com > > Special August 11th Show > Special Show Guest: - Julius Knapp, Deputy Director > of the FCC Office of > Engineering & Technology > This Summer is shaping up to be the most interesting > and perhaps confusing > periods for WISPs and the wireless industry as > almost every week brings new > or proposed rulings by the FCC. Julius joins us to > answer many of your > questions about the recent changes as to discuss the > Commission's efforts to > identify more spectrum for unlicensed devices and to > encourage the > development of unlicensed wireless broadband > services, particularly for use > in rural areas. > > July 12th - A very important Order regarding changes > to Part 2 & Part 15 > rules intended to promote wireless broadband use and > adoption in rural areas > was released (smart antenna technologies, power > changes, power measurement > methods, mix & match certified system components, > much more). > July 29th - FCC Promotes the Deployment of Wireless > Broadband Services by > Creating New Rules for the 2495-2690 MHz Band While > Protecting Educational > Services... > August 4th - FCC Takes Next Steps to Promote Digital > TV Transition. > > Julius Knapp is Deputy Chief of the FCC's Office of > Engineering and > Technology (OET). OET is the Commission's primary > resource for engineering > expertise and provides technical support to the > Chairman, Commissioners and > FCC Bureaus and Offices. Mr. Knapp has > responsibility within OET for > spectrum allocations and technical rules for radio > frequency devices. He was > also involved in crafting the FCC's regulations for > unlicensed devices, > including the rules under which Wi-Fi and Bluetooth > were developed and the > new rules for Ultra-wideband devices. He has also > helped identify frequency > allocations and develop technical rules for new > radio services such as > commercial mobile radio service, private land mobile > services, and mobile > satellite services. www.fcc.gov > > > ---------------------------------------- > Jim Sutton > Wireless Tech Radio > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:37:56 -0400 > From: Louis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [nycwireless] The Newbiest > To: Kenneth Gutierrez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; > format=flowed > > Kenneth, > > More then likely the 'linksys' network you are > picking up and using is a > neighbor who may not intentionally be sharing there > wireless access. If > its legal or not is up in the air, there is a lot of > discussion > regarding that around (likely some in the list > archives as well). > > > neighbor? Also, is wireless surfing safe, or am > I > > giving people the opportunity to learn all my > > passwords, credit card numbers, and sexual > pecadillos? > > If you aren't connecting to everything using > encryption (SSL / ssh / > VPN) then yes, you are passing all sort of > information over the air to > not only the guy who owns the AP, but anyone else in > range 'listening' > to your wireless packets flying by. If you connect > to IM I believe all > your info is cleartext, all your IM conversations > can be listened to and > such -- and any website URL you go to can be logged. > > > would buying an antenna > > let me reach more access points from my home? (I > live > > in Manhattan.) > > Absolutely. I pick up about 5-10 networks with my > laptop and built-in > wireless -- and 50-60 with an antenna. > > Some interesting sites to check out: > http://www.personaltelco.net/static/index.html > http://seattlewireless.net/ > > Also if you IRC a cool place to hang out is > #wireless on > irc.freenode.net (and #nycwireless!) > > Louis > > > > > > Kenneth Gutierrez wrote: > > > Hi. > > > > A few days ago I bought an ibook and an Aiport > > Extreme. I went home , and after successfully > > installing the card, I turned on the computer, > > selected "Turn Airport on" from a pulldown menu > and > > (miraculously!) found myself connected to the > > internet. I > > > > t took a few days, but it finally occurred to me > to > > wonder who exactly was providing me with free > internet > === message truncated === -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
