Re: Home wireless free hotspot

[Graham Fox <grahamfox () gmail com>]

Geeze bunch o squares!

On 3/16/10, Adam Pal <pal_adam () gmx net> wrote:
> Hello Stephen,
>
>
> Indeed, there is a legal impact, even if not realized as such.
> Depending on the country where you do that, there are different
> restrictions.
> As general you should take in consideration that:
> - your provider may deny such a practice and cancel your contract
> - your provider may change your contractual agreements
> - by sharing an internet connection you can fall under the deffinition
> of "access provider" where
>    * you have to comply to aditional legal restrictions as other "big"
>    ISP too
>    * you may be accountable for illegality commited using your
>    connection
>
>
> Best regards,
>  Adam Pal
>
> Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 5:16:31 PM, you wrote:
>
> <==============Original message text===============
> SM> Legally?  I'm not sure there is anything in the law against sharing an
> SM> internet connection (I'm fairly sure there is not).  This is not
> SM> really a legal question, other than potential questions of liability
> SM> for illegal acts commissioned via your open wireless connection.  Your
> SM> life will suck after that oh-dark-thirty no knock warrant is served,
> SM> innocent or guilty.
>
> SM> Now the terms of use from your service provider are another story.
>
> SM> Besides, sharing is Communism and that's just down right unAmerican.
>
> SM> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 6:05 PM, Johnathan
> SM> <martinez85 () att blackberry net> wrote:
> > > How sweet of you...
> > >
> > > Now matter how kind your intentions are, you may want to check the terms
> > > and conditions of the agreement of the contract you hold with your
> > > service provider.
> > >
> > > You legally may not be allowed to do such a thing you are proposing.
> > >
> > > You may be aware of this already, just wanted to put it out there for
> > > others who may have the same mind set as you.
> > >
> > > ----
> > > Johnathan
> > >
> > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: "John Lightfoot" <jlightfoot () gmail com>
> > > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:10:40
> > > To: <security-basics () securityfocus com>
> > > Subject: Home wireless free hotspot
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have a home wireless network that I’d like to make available to
> > > neighbors
> > > who need to borrow a connection from time to time.  Consider it karmic
> > > repayment for the times I’ve had to borrow someone else’s open
> > > connection.
> > > Of course, I’d like to do it securely, so I’m looking for some advice.
> > >
> > > My main network has a wireless router connected to the Internet, with a
> > > few
> > > wired connections to my home computers.  The main router’s wireless
> > > network
> > > is protected by WPA, access control via MAC address, etc.  My thought is
> > > I
> > > would attach a second wireless router (Netgear) to a port off the main
> > > router and leave it unsecured, using a second subnet, and block any
> > > routing
> > > between the two subnets, other than straight out to the Internet, but I’m
> > > not sure the best way to do that.
> > >
> > > So, a few questions:
> > >
> > > If I set up a second router with a subnet “subservient” to my main
> > > router,
> > > presumably it has to get an IP address within the address space of the
> > > main
> > > network, but how can I limit access to that network to only my Internet
> > > interface?
> > >
> > > Would it make more sense for my secure network to be subservient to the
> > > main
> > > network, i.e. open up the main network and secure a secondary subnet off
> > > it?
> > >
> > > I also have a Secure Computing SG 300 Firewall/VPN appliance, could I
> > > configure that help keep the networks separate and my home network
> > > secure?
> > > It’s got a lot of nice features, but I’m not sure it would help make my
> > > configuration more secure.
> > >
> > > This may be a very bad idea, so I’d also be happy to hear why that’s so
> > > if
> > > it’s true.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any advice.
> > >
> > >
> > > John Lightfoot
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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