MieName wrote:
> This newsgroup doesn't seem to get a lot of traffic. Are there any web
> forums that somebody could point me to that deal more with grabbing
> unsecured Wifi or cracking WEP networks for free internet?
>
> Also I need to learn about how vulnerable my computer is on such a network.
> I've turned off folder sharing in the main areas but probably I've missed a
> few areas.
>
> I'm new to this. I don't want to start downloading massive amounts of files
> because that will degrade the connection. Just light web surfing - mostly
> text based - that way I'm not interfering with the quality of the
> connection. Hopefully that will make it less likely that the owner will
> lock it down.
>
> Also I was wondering if people often set up unsecured networks in order to
> entice people to log in so they can snoop on what these freeloaders are
> doing? Can the owner of the router know each website or newsgroup I go to?
> What about keyloggers? Can they retrieve passwords?
>
>
Unfortunately, while your questions imply innocent intentions the
answers would also enable not so innocent uses.

Lou