Mark Goldstein wrote:
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 12:35 PM, G T Smith <grahamsmith@gandalfsemporium.homelinux.com> wrote:
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Stan Goodman wrote:
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. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org