On Fri, 15 Jul 2005 19:13:43 -0500, Jim Rusling wrote:
> I recently ran into a
> completely open wireless network at a business with sensitive records.
> The owner thought that it was secured.
I stumbled on something similar a few months ago when setting up a new
WiFi network. We were getting a strong signal from an open network run
by a company that does background checks. When I told them, they fixed
it, toute de suite.
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