Do You Log Into Your Neighbor's Wi-Fi Network?
Sunday August 20, 2006
| Poll | Logging into your neighbor's wireless network is a risky proposition. You might be able to share Internet access (if the service provider allows that), enable your kids to play network games with their kids, and so on. But trusting your neighbors well enough to potentially open up your personal files to them is a different story.
Do You Log Into Your Neighbor's Wi-Fi Network? -
→ Vote: No | Yes - not very often | Yes - often | Results
→ See also - Should It Be Legal To Grab A Neighbor's Wi-Fi Signal?
Do You Log Into Your Neighbor's Wi-Fi Network? -
→ Vote: No | Yes - not very often | Yes - often | Results
→ See also - Should It Be Legal To Grab A Neighbor's Wi-Fi Signal?
I have a high speed cable connection without a network. But one time my son came by from out of state and turned on his laptop to find that his WiFi card was picking up a connection. He used it for awhile and then shut it down. I have no idea whose signal he had tapped into, but it seems like a breech of security on their part. Can you protect your wireless network from this?