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Re: OLPC machines are shipping (wireless security)



 On Dec 22, 2007 1:14 PM, Dan Ritter <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> On Sat, Dec 22, 2007 at 12:40:40PM -0500, Bill Bogstad wrote: 
> > rather then the passphrase but that's not a real problem.  WEP may be 
> > "broken", but 
> > it is better then running an open network.. 
> 
> Why do you think that? 

Well if I just want to keep people from using my bandwidth to download 
porn/read e-mail, 
they aren't going to bother even the minimal effort required to crack 
WEP.  They'll leach 
off of the completely open networks nearby. 

> 
> -dsr- 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Every time you give up a right, the terrorists win. 
> Tyranny is something that creeps up on you. 
> 
> http://tao.merseine.nu:81/~dsr/eula.html is hereby incorporated by reference. 
> 


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