Archive for March 14th, 2005

wifi hotspots by default, not design

As anyone with a laptop and a wireless card knows, you can find wireless internet many places. What I have discovered is that because so many people just leave the “default” or “linksys” configuration on when they plug the wireless access point in, my neighborhood is bathed in free wireless. It has become a hotspot by default, through no organized thing, but through sheer stupidity and laziness.
I am posting this from the roof of the parking garage at work, where I have a choice of 2 unsecured and 4 secured networks to connect to, plus someone with a laptop in “Workgroup”. I should hack that machine just for kicks… Without using Netstumbler, I manage to be able to connect from just about everywhere I go.
Which is cool, hopefully I’ll post more because of it.