Re: [SLUG] Wifi security fun with your neighbors.

From: Anthony DiPierro (slug@inbox.org)
Date: Mon Aug 07 2006 - 13:04:55 EDT


On 8/7/06, Chuck Hast <wchast@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/7/06, Anthony DiPierro <slug@inbox.org> wrote:
> > On 8/5/06, Pete S. <linux@myraandpete.net> wrote:
> > > http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pete/upside-down-ternet.html
> >
> > Cute, but it doesn't seem to address any of the problems of having a
> > wide open wifi router. Wouldn't it be better to limit the bandwidth
> > and route the unauthorized users through the Tor network?
> >
> How long do you think they will continue to try to use it if the only place they
> can get to is kittenwar.com? And if you add the inverted web pages and
> blurry pages, they will get the message real fast. Besides messing with
> people's minds is a lot more fun than just blocking the access, sure would
> like to have a video/audio feed from the neighbor's computer to where I could
> watch and hear the responses.... B-d. I bet more than one has called some
> help desk.... B=]

If all they can get to is kittenwar.com they might not continue to use
it. I was more referring to the inverted webpages or blurry webpages
hack. You can still do a lot of illegal things on someone else's
system with inverted images, and you can still use a whole lot of
bandwidth doing so.

Besides, why not be friendly to your neighbors? If you have some
extra bandwidth, and you're running an unencrypted wireless network
anyway, why not share it?

Anthony
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