WIFI scanning

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WIFI scanning
Topic Started: Jun 17 2006, 02:46 PM (269 Views)
Hacker-X	Jun 17 2006, 02:46 PM Post #1
Dedicated Member Posts: 512 Group: Admin Member #50 Joined: March 6, 2005	So my dad and I went to a bike shop to get some pedals for my bike. I thought to myself, "What a perfect time to look for some unsecured wireless networks." Before we left I grabbed my laptop and, while cruising through town, refreshed the wireless networks list a couple times. Now before I go any further with my story let me give you a description of the town I live in, in one word: small. I immediately picked up 6 wireless networks coming into downtown. I caught roughly about 25 wireless networks, 15 of which were unsecured and anyone could connect. We only went about 4 miles and hit about 15 unsecured wireless networks! I know enough about computers and industry to know that companies don't like people who leech off of the companies bandwidth. Most of the companies networks were secured with either WPA or WEP however most of the home networks are left wide open. What I did, scanning for wireless networks is perfectly legal, however, connecting to wireless networks is a different story, but I say if the person or company who setup the network can't properly secure a router with WEP or WPA then that person shouldn't use a computer. I mean, how hard is it, typing in a password so that your network is secure? Anyone try WIFI scanning or driving around in a car looking for unsecured wireless networks?



Zeerus	Jun 21 2006, 07:41 PM Post #2
Spank My Monkey! Posts: 1,596 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: July 31, 2004	me and a friend cruised around our old neighborhood one time and picked up a on of open networks, nobody bothered closing them off because it was such a small neighborhood



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