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    Share Your Wi-fi Bandwidth.

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Tinderbox (UK), Jan 7, 2007.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    Hi.

    I know it`s supposed to be illegal to connect to somebody else's unsecured wifi router.

    but with the advent of wi-fi laptop, phones and pda`s

    I thing it would be nice if you could allocate 5-10% of your wifi bandwidth to an unsecured status, so that any person passing within range could access the Internet.

    I don't know the legal and technical in and out.

    what do you think

    regards.

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Jan 7, 2007
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  2. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    NOT A CHANCE, Security risk are to great, and it would require some major firmware changes in wiresless AP's. If you read your ISP contract it tells you that you can not share your bandwidth with neighbors, only family members in the same household.

    There are cities that have wifi, most require a fee, some do not. You are in the UK so I haven't a clue on whats availabe to you.
     
    blue68f100, Jan 7, 2007
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  3. grumpy3b

    grumpy3b Notebook Evangelist

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    add a 2nd access point and limit the bandwidth in the setup and leave it open. You would need a 2nd IP address from you ISP but that is not too expensive. As for the sharing that is likely dependent on the intention as well as the user agreement you agreed to when the account was setup.

    ISP's don't want you sharing because that would cost them money. My ISP could care less really and I have 5-IP addy's to use if I was of a mind I could setup a 2nd AP and say it was so I could access the net outside...but I don;t like my neighbors well enough to share. ;)

    BTW, remeber this issue, if you do share then if these folks do ANYTHING illegal you could potentially be held responsible. And given the draconian methods of the RIAA in particular, it could happen.
     
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I remember before routers were popular, ISPs had it so that you can only use 1 computer PER connection(whether it be DSL or Cable), and that you had to pay 'extra' to use a 'special machine' called the "Router" back in the day, because networking wasn't as well known and as easy as it is today. When routers became more standard, ISPs just went along with the flow, since consumers know better :)
     
    coriolis, Jan 7, 2007
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