RE: WIRELESS THEFT

[ONEILL David J <David.J.Oneill () state or us>]

A M E N !

David J. O'Neill
NEDSS - IS7
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> > > mdresser () windsormachine com 10/18/02 02:57PM >>>
On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, Alaric Darconville wrote:

> Receiving the signal itself is not the problem-- it's the broadcasting
> back into that network that is the problem.  You can passively receive all
> the signal you want without having to do a thing about it, but in order to
> make use of that signal you will have to actively communicate with that
> network.  There's where they could "get you."

What about the FCC rules under Class 15 A and B, stating that the
device(their access point) must accept any interference, etc, etc?  Your
wireless card just happens to radiate "interference" in a highly coherent
pattern.  The wireless frequency falls into the unlicensed spectrum after
all.

:D

Mike