ADHOC

When traveling I run into many "free" wifi
hotspots. Some are Adhoc..I have yet to be
able to connect to one..They have no security
enabled, My software switches automatically
to AdHoc, nice strong signals, but unable to
connect.. I find many on the 5.00 Ghz "A"
channels, but some on the "G" channels..Any
tips appreciated.. Thanks

Thanks...In a local very "high caliber" business
complex with all the big name companies, brokers,
etc. Many "Free-WiFi" access points are always
there beckoning. At first one wonders why..Upon
checking they turn out to be AdHoc..I would never
linger or send any traffic over one..But, after following
all the setup procedures have never been able to
connect to one..Just lucky I guess..Thanks


"jbyrd" <gator@mighty.co.za> wrote in message
news:45deece8_1@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> When traveling I run into many "free" wifi
> hotspots. Some are Adhoc..I have yet to be
> able to connect to one..They have no security
> enabled, My software switches automatically
> to AdHoc, nice strong signals, but unable to
> connect.. I find many on the 5.00 Ghz "A"
> channels, but some on the "G" channels..Any
> tips appreciated.. Thanks
>

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:42:35 -0500, Dave Rudisill <denali@alaska.net>
wrote:

>>"jbyrd" <gator@mighty.co.za> wrote:
>
>>When traveling I run into many "free" wifi
>>hotspots. Some are Adhoc..I have yet to be
>>able to connect to one..They have no security
>>enabled, My software switches automatically
>>to AdHoc, nice strong signals, but unable to
>>connect.. I find many on the 5.00 Ghz "A"
>>channels, but some on the "G" channels..Any
>>tips appreciated.. Thanks
>>

>Connecting to an unsecured ad hoc WiFi network is an excellent way to
>expose all of your sensitive traffic to the bad guys. Here's one
>example:
> <http://www.computerworld.com/comments/node/9008399?page=6>

Well, that article is a rather alarmist and probably wrong. It's not
hackers, evil demonic technologists (like me), man in the middle
attack, or a government plot. It's a lame Microsoft bug that still
hasn't been fixed. See:
<http://blogs.chron.com/techblog/archives/2006/09/free_public_wif.html>
<http://www.nmrc.org/pub/advise/20060114.txt>

When I go to Circuit City, Fry's, or any large box store that has a
mess of operating laptops, the number of "Free Public WiFi" SSID's
showing on my PDA are epidemic.

However, the advise offered in the article for securing your laptop is
good advise. Set wireless zero config to only connect to access
points and be done with the problem.

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