Free Internet Access

[leety]

Notice that a lot people have setup wireless access for their home Internet connection, but why can't their share it....

Anyone of you open your Internet connection for free access?

[KURAUKING]

Yaa, me leety. that is becoz i don't know how to block ppl from using my wireless connection. It's good enuff i know how to set up my wireless connection, well what do you acpect from a 1 year old IT noobie rite.......hehee........

[HappyFeet]

We ensure it is secured to ensure no unauthorised ppl hacked into it...and slow down the speed...especially when I wanna watch my fav series on the net...:-)

[changtao]

Unsecured wireless network might be used by other to do illegal stuff...

If 'kena' caught, the owner of the wireless network will be in deep trouble even though the owner does not know even a bit or getting any benefit from the illegal activities...

Also, wireless network is like opening your house's door wide open and asking others to come in and take whatever there is to take...

[Pooh88]

If depend of ur modem wireless network coverage.
Some can only detect till 10 - 15 metres range.
Depend on ur Modem capability.

[kimmy]

The sharing of Internet access is best to be practiced in condominiums. For linked houses, sharing could only be done 1 house away. For e.g. my neighbour and us are sharing the network. My neighbour bear the monthly telekom fees, I bear the monthly streamyx fees.

Alexlim mentioned something which is true. The sharing of wireless access will open your machines to unscrupulous attack or virus infections from the machines sharing the network with you. However, a more powerful wireless access point will have segmentation of each connection. Which means, anyone connected will not be able to access the other person's machine without permission. This is usually practiced in corporate environment.

Sharing of wireless access will also render the subscriber in "hot soup" if the Internet access is misused. Any traffic going in and out from the shared Internet will be recorded as the subscriber's usage. A simple example metaphor is when you borrow your car to another person and that person were caught by speed camera. Who will get the "saman"? The registered car owner.

There is however some technologies which could enable wifi sharing:-
http://www.usbwifi.orcon.net.nz
http://www.the-mesh.org/tiki-index.php?p...dthSharing

Hehe. My two cents.

[KURAUKING]

Alamak~!!!

Anyone wanna do part time job setting my wifi connection~???

[leety]

KURAUKING Wrote:Alamak~!!!

Anyone wanna do part time job setting my wifi connection~???

Kurauking,

Standard windows have the tool to help you in setting up a secure wireless network. Just take some time to explore it as it can be found in the wireless network connection.

To be more secured, do not publish your network SSID....

But, no matter how many 'lock' that you put... There is always a 'tool' to 'unlock' it....

[changtao]

Dont really know how to really setup the wifi but I do believe that having a "lock" or two is better than having non at all...

[Pooh88]

Normally when u purchase the Modem with the build in Router,u can start to surf wireless using your laptop.