[P1] OT: Setting up Public Wi-Fi

[Nikon's World]

On Thursday, March 11, 2004, at 09:20  AM, Scott Warren wrote:

> Logistic watch outs:
> - Customer's try to use their email client and your ISP's might have 
> restrictions (anti-spam policy) but most people connecting would not 
> be novice...
> - Making sure your equipment is protected
> - Customer use does not take up so much bandwidth that your business 
> is effected
> - providing the customer with how to connect to the wi-fi
>
> Evil watch outs:
> - Customers trying to get into other customer's (or your) shared 
> computers
> - Customer unknowingly with a virus infected machine spreading to 
> other customers or using your internet connection to spread the virus
> - Customer knowingly uses your free connection to send out spam to the 
> internet (your ISP can block smtp traffic that is not thru them)
> - Hacker with a big antenna sitting outside the building and a packet 
> sniffer learning all the secrets about anyone using the device (more 
> likely than you might think, its called war driving and its catching 
> on....  using the sniffer is war spying and VERY illegal...   
> www.wardriving.com )
>
> The customer benefit is far greater than the risks...
>
> On Mar 11, 2004, at 8:30 AM, Signhelpers.com wrote:
>
>> Any thought out there about the problems-precautions involved in 
>> setting up a public wi-fi location? We have a situation where we 
>> could allow customers to access the Net but have concerns about 
>> security etc.
>>
>> -- 
>> Signhelpers.com
>> Mike Urseth
>> P.O. Box 237
>> Ridgeland WI 54763
>> 715-837-1120
>>

For a little protection from people on the street, set your router to 
not send out your ssid and change the default network name.

Neither wardriving or using a sniffer program is illegal. Anyone with a 
wifi enabled laptop should have at least one sniffer program on there 
computer, I have two.

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