In article <3krqclFvjdg1U1@individual.net>, The Todal
<deadmailbox@beeb.net> writes

>I would feel a
>bit uncomfortable asking the neighbour to use security in case my kids
>browse their network, because I don't know how the neighbour would react to
>that.

Why don't you just print off a copy of that article from the BBC website
you referred to and show it to your neighbour saying something like
"hey, have you seen this article about people hijacking wireless
networks? I'll have to make sure *my* network is secure ..." etc, etc
--
Mr X