[BLUG] IU VPN connection on Linux

Jeremy L. Gaddis jlgaddis at ivytech.edu
Tue Aug 5 18:49:22 EDT 2008


On 8/5/08 6:04 PM, "Paul Purdom" <pwp at cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> I am in CA using the open wireless connection of a neighbor of the
> people I am visiting. The signal is weak, and it appears the owners of
> the connection kick me off from time to time. Anyway, it is very nice to
> have this connection, so I have been thinking about setting up an open
> connection in my home once I get back. Does anyone reading this group
> know any reasons why it would be unwise to set up an open wireless
> system? If there are potential dangers, are there cures?

Depends.

Do you mind someone parking on your street, using your wifi to download
child porn, and subsequently trying to prove to a jury of your peers that it
wasn't you?

-- 
Jeremy L. Gaddis
Network Administrator
Ivy Tech Community College
812.330.6156 (w)  812.391.3971 (m)




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