[rainfreak]

I should probably take the time to state that I am not a hacker, but rather an IT professional. I just happen to have fairly extensive experience in wireless and wireless security as I helped design and implement the wireless and radius authentication network infrastructure for Airpath Wireless, now the second largest hot spot aggregator in the world. Therefore I had to learn a great deal about wireless security and protocols. I was certified by ISS for Cisco wired and wireless network security.

And it has only gotten worse since I worked with Airpath Wireless and got certified 4 years ago. I remember going to New York City two years ago and being angry because Internet in my hotel room was $16.95 for 24 hours of usage. I paid it (business deduction anyway) but for kicks did a little wardriving from my mid-Manhattan hotel room to see what was available. My laptop alone, with no external antenna, found over 200 wireless networks, of which probably 75% were wide open. Though I did not use any of them, I was amazed.

Silly fools...