Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

[Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC]

On Jul 6, 2005, at 6:49 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:

> On Wednesday 06 July 2005 07:11, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:
>
>> On Jul 5, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
>>
>>> On Wednesday 06 July 2005 03:29, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I would not trust a wifi setup by a unknown 3rd party to do online
>>>>> banking.
>>>>>
>>>>> The security of the average wifi is pretty low. Because of
>>>>> lazyness, stupidity
>>>>> or bugs.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> However, any good bank will have SSL for the higher level
>>>> protocols,
>>>> and the wifi should be as secure as public wired connections (ie
>>>> DSL
>>>> etc).  (which is to say, not secure).  If you trust your cable
>>>> modem
>>>> or DSL to do SSL-enabled online banking, you should be ok with the
>>>> wifi
>>>>
>>>
>>> hm, you want to tell me, that it is as easy to get into the
>>> computer room,
>>>
>>
>> No need to get into the computer room.  Plenty of cables leading out
>> of the computer room.  I could tap any of my neighbors cable lines or
>> phone lines without them knowing and without going into their house.
>>
>> Once you get outside the computer room you are on the unprotected
>> internet, whether you are on wifi or DSL or cable or modem to get
>> there.
>>
>>
>
> ok, but where I live, you have to dig, to get to the cables.. and
> then you
> still do not know, which cable to hack out of the bundle.
> While with a wifi, all you need is a good antenna.

Nope, no digging. Phone lines terminate in handy little boxes on the  
side of the houses.  Cable modem lines have little termination  
pedestals on the street and single cable going into the building

Chad

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