broadband ...uhh....barrowing

[Omnscnt(Sortof)]

I found out that you can pick up wireless network signals and, if their not encrypted, use their broadband service free and nearly undetectable.
What kind of a wireless networking gizmo would I need to hook up to my pc to detect my neighbors signals and "barrow" their service. I searched google and wound up finding many different kind of wireless networking cards, but I don't know anything about any of them. What would I need for what I'm trying to do?

[EnigmaOne]

Not to be overly anal about it, but...
You are asking for our recommendations to facilitate your theft of broadband services.

I think the Open Source Community has been unfairly painted with the broad brush of crackers, pirates, thieves and chepaskates far too often, if you don't mind.

Try asking this question on the alt.2600 NGs instead.

[eskiled]

Im sure this post will get deleted, because the subject isn't exactly "moral", (legal??)... But I will try to answer anyways! You should find out what kind of card your neighbors use, and try and get a card of the same brand, it will probably be 802.11 g or b. Most likely b...

Good luck...

[Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379]

Originally posted by EnigmaOne
Not to be overly anal about it, but...
You are asking for our recommendations to facilitate your theft of broadband services.

Not anal at all. Theft is theft, no matter what form it comes in.


I think the Open Source Community has been unfairly painted with the broad brush of crackers, pirates, thieves and chepaskates far too often, if you don't mind.

Try asking this question on the alt.2600 NGs instead.

The staff of JustLinux completely agrees. I tell you what, though; don't bother asking an alt.2600 newsgroup. We have a policy of not flaming; they don't.


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