People Who Encrypt Their Wifi Networks Are Stupid Cheapskates Who Hate Sharing
Good Evening.
I’m at my old apartment that I subletted awhile ago and am now vacating. I’m here cleaning and packing some things and i decide to hop on the intertron. Because I don’t live here I don’t have phone or cable, blah blah.
In an apartment building you can always expect that a few decent non-child molester types who will leave their wifi unsecured in case someone like me is here without a connection.
Let me show you the available networks:
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Even PetersGay won’t share his wifi.
Folks this is like 30 fucking wifi networks or more. Of course, the one that is unsecured is like a mile away and drops off all the time.
That is the one i’m on now.
::::whew just dropped off for 20 mins. Nice!::::
This is making me so damn pissed!
Bullshit technophobe crap aside, there’s only one reason why people encrypt their wifi connections:
Because they’re selfish cheapskates who can’t stand the idea that someone is using something that THEY pay for.
Witness the article you just read. Notice how the title says YOUR Unsecured Wireless Connection. Why is the word ‘your’ all caps?
Because that shit is yours man. You pay for it. Hell, the economy is in the shitter, you can’t afford to be giving away your internet to freeloaders. You need to look after yourself. Fuck those wifi beggars.
Update The Next Day At Work:
Ok so I couldn’t get onto the wifi at all at some point. It really bothers me that people hate the idea of sharing something with anyone.
If you think its a security issue I can tell you that there is almost zero danger in leaving your wireless network unsecured.
Q: What if someone looks at CP on your IP Address?!
A: Then someone looked at CP on your IP. You didn’t look at it. If someone molests a kid wearing your shirt does that mean that you molested the kid? No. Don’t be an idiot.
Q: Can’t someone Hax0r my computer if my network isnt secured?!
The following images should assist you:
This is your computer:
This is your wireless Router: 
These two are different things.
If your wireless is unsecured they have access to the blue thing above– if they are sweet hackers (wherein they should be making six figures and not messing with your $39 router) they could possibly change some settings or firmware.
On the off chance that happenes, see that little pinhole in the back that says “reset”? Put a pencil in there and voila, you’re back in business.
My friends, stop being cheapskates. The “the internet is free” movement that started back in the 90’s, I wish that it would come back. If everyone left their routers unsecured you’d never have to worry about being without a connection and you wouldn’t get charged $12.95 a day by airports, hotels and the rest of those crooks.
Take a stand. Change your wireless network’s name to some variation of:
THE INTERNET IS FREE
And make it unsecured. Enjoy sharing something with others. I will be doing this as soon as I get moved in.
Maybe someone needs a connection for a few minutes– help them out!
Next time you need a connection, maybe someone will have left their network open for you.
A Note To Those Using Someone Elses Connection:
Don’t take advantage. Don’t download torrents or MP3s at peak hours. If you want to download torrents wait until you’re pretty sure your neighbor is asleep. Also, return the favor– when you have a wireless router share also.
Update #2.
I thought writing this would make me less pissed but it hasn’t helped yet; just pounding the pillow. If you encrypt your wireless connection leave a comment and tell me why so I can insult you.
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I encrypt the internet signal that I pay for so cheap screws don’t use it. This isn’t Russia.
I encrypt because I’m selfish. And it’s not like I’m generous about some things and a dick about this. I’m always self centered.
I never had you figured as a socialist, Andy. Will you be voting with your Obama shirt on, or just carry him in your heart?
Okay, apparently you willfully reject reality for giggles and grins. If someone downloads child porn or warez or illegal mp3s and my IP address is intercepted by the authorities in the process, I am the one who is going to get in trouble for it. Me, the owner of record for the account used to do the downloading. I am the one who will be sued by the RIAA or thrown in jail, while Johnny Drive-By walks away scot-free; I will be the one who’ll have to scrounge up money for lawyers to defend myself. So am I a cheapskate for not sharing my connection? No, I am not. I am fucking SENSIBLE. And you just sound like a whiny little child in your attempt to imply otherwise.
inky you stupid bastard. the law is not set up that way. the law is about intent. if you accidentally download CP or if someone else DLs CP on your connection you didn’t intend to let it happen. Not securing your network doesn’t equal negligence.
You’re a cheapskate and you hate the fact that someone could be using your internet connection. You’re also paranoid and you probably want to save all your bandwidth for your own CP downloads.
Yeah, actually, Andy’s right on this one, the downloading of illegal materials is sketchy at best to prove, they need to catch you in possession. If you haven’t been downloading CP, then they can’t find it. Google Tanya Andersen and looked what happened with her. Yes, she went through a lot, but she’s got a lawsuit against RIAA, so she might even get paid off of it, and her lawyer already took 300k from the RIAA.
You’re a dumbass if you use other people’s unsecured wifi, because THAT’s how you get hacked, not by owning an unsecured wifi network. They can get your banking info, your passwords, everything you send over the wire. Also, yeah, you’re a commie for wanting free wifi access for all. Fucking commie.
1. Yes, you can hack into someone computer if you have access to their router. Unless the person has a NAT router/firewall between their computer and the wifi router, it’s very simple to find it (I’ve never seen this). Using the tool nmap, I could scan for any machines on the same IP subnet and what open ports/services they have. Knowing people, they usually have some network file-sharing turned on, which gives anyone direct access to any personal files they only thought computers in their home could access. That’s not including any number of vulnerabilities Windows has, that can give you full access to their machine.
2. Your internet is your personal identity on the internet. A person can only trace you as far back as your internet connection to your ISP. So anything anyone uses your wifi connection for only points back to you, unless they can prove it wasn’t you (which is hard… routers just don’t log information that can help you that way). That’s a fact of life and a legal fact as well. Would you give your car to just anyone? No, because you would be held liable if anything happened. Same principle, except far easier for someone else to misuse your internet connection, as you have no idea your internet connection is being used and our router isn’t able to log accurate information about who used your connection. If someone wore your skin on and looked exactly like you and molested a child, _you_ may not have done it, but as far as anyone else knows, it was you… so don’t be giving your identity around.
3. Routers may or may not have insecurities, but vendors make an effort making sure it isn’t. It’s much easier to keep a router secure than it is to keep your computer secure, as a routers task is very specific. It simply moves packets around and remembers which packet goes to what computer internally. This is called NAT – “Network Address Translation”. It’s not easy for hackers to break into secured routers from the outside world, just so you know. Unless you leave it open for anyone, that is. Hacking isn’t magic. It requires effort and technical knowledge of the exact behavior of the machine you are trying to break into. That’s why hacking is more rare than being infected by a virus or worm, etc.
You are only pissed off because you weren’t able to get internet access for free when you wanted it.
If you have more questions as to why its a bad idea to leave your router unencrypted, let me know. There’s plenty more.
nachos,
butt-mine.
what a random comment.
Why don’t you stop crying and just use aircrack to use your neighbors shit? See all of those WEP networks? Yeah. As good as unsecure. Go get learnt or something.
If a hacker is that good, why on earth would he be downloading CP? His penis would be WELL sought after in tech circles the world over. and there IS something called a “machine ID” attached to each IP address. unless they were sitting on YOUR machine or running it as a zombie bot (and most kiddie fappers I’m sure aren’t that advanced), you wouldn’t be nailed for shit. that’s like refusing to buy some homeless guy a sandwich on the odd chance that he might slip some sort of expensive barbituate into it and drug some hapless Chinese Lady with Huge Tits and No Muff into a sexy stupor.
Once again, Mexican at the Border Syndrome.
My diction is bigger than yours. repent of your syntax and belie indy loads.
Yes, I secure my wifi connection. What are you going to do? I don’t want you to use it because you steal my bandwidth and make my browsing slower. And I’m not paying a shitload of money to have a bunch of hipsters make my connection much worse than that that I paid for.
Fucking asshole, you.
I used to leave my Wi Fi unsecured until one of my neighbor’s kids started running p2p filesharing on it and my ISP shut me off (as a warning) in the middle of major 25-man Raid on WoW.
No more…
sorry that happened gene. i hope that it didn’t preclude you from obtaining the magical red ruby or the chalice of montecristo or whatever the prizes are on that game.
I received a knock at my door the other day, It was the City police requesting that I encrypt my wireless signal. Apparently there where a number of cars parked and creating a bottle neck for traffic. when they asked these people (It was like 3 cars)why they where parked there they all said they where using the wireless access point for E-mail and business. I had my wireless unencrypted so my neighbor could connect to it as he’s retired and on a budget, and needs the internet for banking and E-mail. Well now since the city is after me, I had to set up encryption, configure it on both my laptops and go and get my neighbor set up. Yesterday I received a message from one of the people who are now all pissed off that they can not use the access point anymore.I just can’t stand it.
Now adays you cant trust anyone..and you can do a good thing by letting them use your internet but then they can screw you by abusing it.so its 6 1/2 dozen of the other.
First of all you don’t need to be very smart to hack a wireless network, look at me for example. At any rate you can make a bootable Linux OS on a memory stick, pack backtrack(the program is made for hacking) onto it. Get the keys for the ap’s and log into your Windows machine. Try and connect and use the pass key for the desired netowrk.
Also, ever heard of a MAC address??? No one looks at IP that much any more, because they can be spoofed. MAC’s although they can be cloned are the physical address of a machine on any network even if the machine is a part of a NAT or PAT pool.
So if you want to get access to a wireless network look up backtrack on the net and you might even find a video on youtube on “how to”, also if your a tosser you’ll will misuse or “hack” someones personal info or go war driving.
I understand your point of view, but obviously you don’t know anything of how a router works, there is a reason why an open network is an unsecured network. A router is not only an access to the Internet but also an access to all computers connected to it. You don’t have to be an computer geek to hack a computer connected to a network if the victim is on the same router, all you need is the right tools and some linux knowledge to be able to capture all your web traffic (including your passwords) or to take control of your computer and see what ever is stored inside.
Adding a good password to your router is a very wise decision.
I used to have two networks setup one private and secure with one AP and another unsecured via another AP. I had Linux router had a few iptables and a squid proxy set up as well as DHCP for both sides secured and unsecured. The Secured dhcp pool would bypass all iptable rules and squid proxies where as the unsecured dhcp pool would have squid and iptables to prevent certain access like BitTorrent or other p2p or gaming. It was basically there for people to check their email go to non explicit sites and go along their way. I moved out of my apartment and people were upset, but happy none the less because I set up a free portal for them at the same time saving myself from grief from authorities etc..
Are you for real? Seriously, by using somebody else’s network signal is stealing for one. Secondly, I pay for that connection and will not share it with cheap twits like you who will hog my bandwidth for your own selfish free ways. You’re a hypocrite for calling us cheapskates, when it is you that is the cheapskate! Go outside and get a life. See the sunshine for once. Do a couple of laps around your block or apartment or whatever hole it is you live in.
Well I agree with you mostly but there are times needed- I mean I might be tempted to hack someones computer. That means someone else means they will, and I know hacking. But I am sticking with the law.
I plan to let everyone have free internet in a area, (someday) with a few miles of availability. But currently funds and the fact there is no one to even know my network exists.
Idiot! People secure their connection first of all to protect themselves from hackers like you who download porn, illegal software, pirate music and movies, and other shit, so they don’t have to go to jail for some bastards that don’t want to assume an identity and have no money either because they spend all they have on drugs. Got it? No grow up, get a job, and pay for your Internet!
Okay, send me your address. Unlock your wifi. I will show you how impossible it is for someone to hack you through an unencrypted network. It is so totally impossible to do so especially with all the scripts out there that don’t work which any kid that knows how to turn on a computer could not use to hack you. If you really need internet so bad, get a fricking card from your carrier, and use that. Obviously your the cheapskate.
Ok not encrypting your wireless router is all well and good if you have unlimited downloads but what if you get a sky high bill, which you and only you will have to fork out for because some asshole is stealing your bandwidth?
But I’m with you on the child porn thing a previous poster mentioned, they’d be able to tell it was someone else once they investigated your PC, so that comment was stupid.
Hypocrite is right.
I guarantee you stole internet while you wrote that whole -sorry ass sissy fit of an article- too.
And I bet you’re used to having everything given to you. Get a job!
Have you been using to much spirit molecule??