[X4U] Re: Wireless "theft"

[Timothy Luoma]

On Jun 15, 2005, at 8:40 PM, Peter Apockotos wrote:

>>> LOL.  WEP can be hacked in three minutes.
>>
>> yes, as can your car lock.  But you don't leave your car unlocked  
>> do you?
>
> You are safer just to turn off the SSID and restricting access with  
> the MAC Address.  And that is a bad analogy.  You can lock your  
> car, put an alarm on it and get the club.  It isn't going to stop a  
> real car thief.  And thinking it will is foolish.

If someone wants to do something bad enough, they will.... but the  
vast majority of the time they're going to look for the easiest target.

If your car has an alarm and the club and the car next to yours has  
the top down and the keys in the ignition, which one is probably  
going to be there longer?

TjL