Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1945 mails)

[James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Goldstein wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 12:35 PM, G T Smith
> <grahamsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
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> > Stan Goodman wrote:
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> > > The LAN is not set for either WEP or WPA; neither is necessary in my
> > > situation.
> > >
> > >        
> > The only situation where this is possibly a valid assumption is if and
> > only if you are living in the middle of a desert without any external
> > network connection. Otherwise this is the equivalent of leaving your
> > credit card and password on your doorstop with a 'please take me' sign!
> >      
> Not necessarily. This is what Bruce Schneier wrote two years ago (and
> he knows a thing or two about security):
>
> http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wireles.html
>
> Regards,
>    
FWIW, there was a recent case (in England IIRC) where someone was held 
responsible after allowing open access.  I don't recall all the details 
though.

Back when I was using an old computer & Linux for my firewall, while I 
was using WiFi encryption, accessing my network also required OpenVPN or 
SSH.  If I gave someone the WiFi password, they could only access the 
internet.

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