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to: Mike N.
from: Rich Gauszka
date: 2007-05-07 22:45:36
subject: Re: T-Mobile plans phones that can use Wi-Fi

From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Mike N."  wrote in message
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> On Mon, 07 May 2007 17:34:57 -0400, Rich Gauszka
>  wrote:
>
>>Depending on the time of day in my apartment building AP Grapher running
>>on my Macbook can scan 15 to 30 wireless networks. About 25% of them
>>have no security. I look at them as potential backup for my DSL.
>
>  If you see any labeled "public wifi", avoid them like the
plague unless
> you connect with full firewall and immediately connect to your own VPN.
> They are probably running the same trojan as all those "free wireless"
> nodes you see at the airport.

Don't see any of those. I see quite a few 2WIRExxx networks that nobody
bothered to change the network name on ( or add security ). I wonder how
many are in this building as the 15 - 30 I see are with the Macbook on my
lap while sitting on the couch? I'm starting to think I'm being irradiated
by wireless networks

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