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broadband highjacking

  • 02-07-2006 5:45pm
    #1
    deckard1138
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    I have a friend who can pick up his neighbours broadband signal and has been downloading loads off lime wire and bittorrent. Is he allowed to do this? as I was told by a work colleague that their boyfriend was fined for downloading off lime wire and not bittorrent. Also I have a wireless signal at home, is it possible for someone to highjack my signal:mad:


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  • #2
    zAbbo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,987 ✭✭✭✭zAbbo


    The last guy who tried to steal my wireless, got a start menu full of horse porn.


  • #3
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    deckard1138 wrote:
    I have a friend who can pick up his neighbours broadband signal and has been downloading loads off lime wire and bittorrent. Is he allowed to do this?
    No.
    as I was told by a work colleague that their boyfriend was fined for downloading off lime wire and not bittorrent. Also I have a wireless signal at home, is it possible for someone to highjack my signal:mad:
    Have a look through the Wireless forum for previously discussed methods (MAC filtering, in combination with WPA) to prevent unauthorised use of your network.


  • #4
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    afaik you are responsible for what happens on your wireless network so if your neighbour hijacks your wireless network and starts doing illegal activities you are liable.


  • #5
    A.S.C.I.I |BOSS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭A.S.C.I.I |BOSS


    Gaining unauthorised access to someone else's network is illegal. The person who is owns the wireless network is doing nothing wrong and cannot be held liable.

    People in the uk are being charged with this unauthorised access.

    read this :http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4721723.stm


  • #6
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    hmm that's odd, i would always thought it would be the other way.

    like if you leave the keys in your car you deserve to have it robbed. likewise with your broadband if it's unsecured you deserve to have it hijacked.


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  • #7
    The Real B-man
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭The Real B-man


    zabbo wrote:
    The last guy who tried to steal my wireless, got a start menu full of horse porn.

    im sorry i wont rob it again :D


  • #8
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Unauthorised access to a network is unlawful.
    Using their bandwidth such that it would have an impact on performance and have legal repercussions for the owner is unlawful and unethical. The owner of the network is legally responsible for activities traced back to their network.
    zabbo wrote:
    The last guy who tried to steal my wireless, got a start menu full of horse porn.
    And if one was into that sort of thing.. where are you located?


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