Crazy shit right there.

If internet over power lines became a standard instead of ethernet, what would this bring?

pros:
-everyone could have internet

cons:
-major security issues

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/11/2...wer_lines031121

http://www.wired.com/news/technolog...2,57605,00.html



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man if you guys were smart you'd have done what melbourne has almost finished - create a citywide wireless internet service

"maam, no, even though the internet comes via the powerlines, do NOT attempt to plug the cable into the power outlet..."

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yep, Broadband Over Powerlines (BOP) is what they call it. I heard abuot it last nite and supposedly it will hinder the emergency broadcast system. And usual, issues of privacy

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Highly unlikely. Net would be pretty much free for everyone driving multimillion dollar companies down the drain, so they will do everething posible to prevent this

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What about the magnetic field generated by the electric field? Wouldn't that scramble (a.k.a. corrupt) data packets?

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Originally posted by Tranc3 What about the magnetic field generated by the electric field? Wouldn't that scramble (a.k.a. corrupt) data packets?

good question anyone know?

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man if you guys were smart you'd have done what melbourne has almost finished - create a citywide wireless internet service

that fits with:

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major security issues

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Originally posted by whiskers "maam, no, even though the internet comes via the powerlines, do NOT attempt to plug the cable into the power outlet..."

BWAHAHHAAAA! That made my day! Thanks.




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Originally posted by Dmatrox good question anyone know? that fits with:

btw i wasnt kidding - one of my mates has been working for a company to make this melbournewide wireless internet for quite some time now... perhaps about 10 months or so? it should be finished soon...

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Originally posted by -=M=- btw i wasnt kidding - one of my mates has been working for a company to make this melbournewide wireless internet for quite some time now... perhaps about 10 months or so? it should be finished soon...

i think wireless is a good idea, but people who build them, and especially people who use them should use caution. have you ever heard of wardriving?

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Originally posted by Dmatrox have you ever heard of wardriving?

wardriving is defined as nothing more than just driving around and sniffing / plotting WAPs


besides, almost any WEP can be cracked... i have airsnort for linux and it should crack almost any WEP key, given enough packets... of course you need a shitload of packets - at least 5 million. that's about 2 hours of data gathering on a large, active network. on small networks it takes weeks.

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They call it "War-chalking" in the land down under [and also the UK?]. Also, 10 months is not a long time - the U.S. and many EU other countries have been playing with Wireless for YEARS.
We Aussies are 2 generations behind in terms of boardband Internet services.

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