[Shop-talk] Wireless router - signal boost

[Pat Horne]

David,

Interesting you bring that up! I have 3 wireless routers, two in my 
house on different networks and one in my shop on one of the house 
networks, all wide open. The nearest place off my property is 700', so I 
have no real concern about anyone hooking into my network.

I do, however, run a program on a couple of computers - one on each 
network that logs connections. I have never seen any connection that I 
didn't know about.

I've also set up a couple multi-access point networks for remote 
neighborhoods where I installed 600mw radios with highly directional 
antennae to cover the whole area. These installations are farther out in 
the sticks than I am, the nearest off-premises road is over a mile away, 
and that one dead ends into their property. These systems are also wide 
open.

As you say, it would be a different situation if there was a closer 
proximity to the public road!

Peace,
Pat

Thusly spake David Hillman:
> On Wed, 23 Jan 2008, PJ McGarvey wrote:
>   
>> And while we're briefly on the topic of wireless networks getting hacked,
>> nobody should be using WEP encryption anymore, attacks have come out in the
>> last year or so that are making it almost trivial to break.
>>     
>
>     This is a pet peeve of mine, and it's ironic you mention it in a 
> thread about signal boosting.
>
>     Many, if not most, of the people on this list appear to have 
> significant chunks of property.  If your wireless signal doesn't extend 
> beyond your house, nevermind off your property, is there really a huge 
> risk to using light-duty security?  No.
>
>     If you live in an apartment building, yeah, lock it down.
>
> --
>   David Hillman
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