>Look I'm a technical neophyte I just go to Frys and hook up the stuff they sell me...if some one drives by my house >and warchalks me what do I know about that?
Then don't leave it open.... Use WEP. What is wep? I dont have anything to hide If someone wants to get technical then let them. I am not lending them my car and giving them the keys. It is not my proactive responsibility to guarantee the security of an access point. WEP can be hacked. Is it still my responsibility if they send a nasty to the whitehouse? If I have no wireless and a Burglar comes in and sits at my computer and hacks the Whitehouse is this my responsibility? Not! Ever Notice the Cat 5 sockets in the Wallmart Parking lot? I havent checked but perhaps they are hot? Legally I am not responsible for the purchases made with my Stolen credit card or my fraululently obtained ID, Why do you thing I am somehow responsible for an e-mail sent on my bandwidth if I have no knowlege of the transaction? If the Government is concerned then let the government regulate the industry and force the Manufacturers to provide a secure device rather than burdening the incompetent with responsibilities for things they have no understanding of. Think "Seat belts and airbags.." You are not required to install some do it yourself Airbags are you? ************** Look at it from this point. If someone sits in the street and borrows your bandwith to break into the whitehouse, guess who there coming after? You, better have a way to show it was someone else or your going to the klink.... -d -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
