[sclug] Reading Community Wireless

[Tom Chance]

On Monday 13 Dec 2004 16:37, David Newcomb wrote:
> Chris Aitken said:
> > Is there much interest here? For a network of APs (running the penguin),
> > connected here & there to the internet?
>
> I have opened up my wireless connection so that anyone can access it.
> It is located in:
> http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=RG30+4LR&scale=25000
> But I'm not sure what the range is as it's just LinkSys in my loft.

I'd do the same with mine - at the moment it's locked down with an ESSID, keys 
and MAC address filters - but I'm not sure it'd be worth it given that it's 
only a home router on a 300k connection.

Also, aren't there security implications to opening up your router like that?

Regards,
Tom