Ben Buxton said the following on 31/05/06 22:39: > Mary Cudmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered the following thing: >> 1. Have 802.11b/g wireless networking set up and working on your laptop >> 2. Go to a wifi hotspot >> 3. Check out available networks >> 4. Select the hotspot (no encryption, this is supposed to be real easy >> ..), you'll be connected with DHCP. >> 5. Open your browser and try and go somewhere. You'll get a redirect to >> a "Hi: seriously dude, you gotta pay first" page with the options on the >> page I've referenced above. >> 6. Set up your payment and hotspot away. Make freaky noises in a public >> place when you get a return sms telling you how much it cost - oh wait, >> that was just me, and I wasn't even paying for the mobile. > > I usually stop after step 5, and take this route: > > 6. Fire up kismet, look for an open AP. (or run "iwlist scan") > > 6a. No local AP? Either walk around for better reception or decide if i > *really* need to get online. > > 7. Connect to, and use open AP. > > Most hotspots are ridiculously priced - at a hotel recently I found a > provider wanting the equivalent of $20 for 15 mins of access! > One kismet later and I was on a free AP.
That is a very good advice! The number of open networks in the city in some areas is scary ;) As long as you use but don't abuse they will still be there for the others (us) when we need them. Let's preserve our "natural" resources :) Outside Wynyard station there is a open network that is there on purpose, some building's manager wanted to provide a free service to the public and paid someone to install the device in the building. I was told this when I was buying a wireless card in the city so I went there to just make sure my new wireless card was working properly! I am not sure if the story is real but the network definitely is! Vini -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
