Quote: Originally Posted by analogika I thought encryption is really easy to hack, since the first thing sent across a wireless connection once a device connects is the (unencry…

Quote: Originally Posted by Apfhex And remember that connecting to wireless networks without permission, whether or not they're secure, is a crime. Where? Commieville, WA?

Quote: Originally Posted by analogika I thought encryption is really easy to hack, since the first thing sent across a wireless connection once a device connects is the (unencry…

Quote: Originally Posted by Chuckit Where? Commieville, WA? See my above post. ^^^ I don't want to look stupid due to false information, however, I have read that you can b…

Even if it is not a crime, it doesn't make it morally right to steal someone else's bandwidth (perhaps its different in the US, but here in the UK most ISPs have a max download lim…

Quote: Originally Posted by CharlesS I should hope not, since there's absolutely no reason why it would be necessary to do that. The router already has the encryption key - you …

Quote: Originally Posted by JKT Even if it is not a crime, it doesn't make it morally right to steal someone else's bandwidth (perhaps its different in the US, but here in the U…

Quote: Originally Posted by Chuckit That's true, but the bandwidth limit is high enough that I can leave my computer downloading stuff through BitTorrent almost 24/7 and not hav…

Quote: Originally Posted by Dark_Lotus No. Charles, your right, anything can be hacked. If I ran a wireless network and I didnt want anyone else on it, then I would have everyth…

Quote: Originally Posted by JKT That may be true for you, but many ISPs limit it to just 2GB here in the UK which you can reach just by farting. 2 GB? For broadband? That's …

Quote: Originally Posted by Chuckit 2 GB? For broadband? That's weak. For two years I was on a cable Internet plan which limited my monthly bandwidth usage to 6 GB. That was…

Quote: Originally Posted by Chuckit 2 GB? For broadband? That's weak. I think it's fair to say that these small limits are mainly for ISPs which are offering free or very c…

Quote: Originally Posted by philm I think it's fair to say that these small limits are mainly for ISPs which are offering free or very cheap broadband in the UK. Apparently …

Quote: Originally Posted by CharlesS Apparently you didn't read my post? The cable company that I used for two years offers 512 MB per month for $20/month. Add the most basic ca…

Quote: Originally Posted by nickw311 I'm allowed to be connected, and they told me the SSID. I just wanted to play around on the software for fun and also because I know there …

Quote: Originally Posted by philm I think it's fair to say that these small limits are mainly for ISPs which are offering free or very cheap broadband in the UK. Yes, it is …

firewire is a buss. It is more an advanced SCSI (but this not technicaly seen, only in use), and less a network-system. Meaning: everything transported over the firewire buss is s…

Well, it certainly is possible, but you'd have to write a library so OT could handle it. Apple has already stated it will not do it, however. I don't see why you couldn't run TCP/I…

Think different - how about a "storage" network and a regular network? It's definitely possible for multiple machines to have access to a storage array via FireWire. Dave -------…

First, you need to get a unique IP address for each iMac from your ISP. If they are willing to do this, it becomes easy to get everything working. Buy a 4 port Ethernet hub (a 10…

I have an Ethernet hub already, but if I even connect 1 iMac to it and the cable modem as well, the computer doesn't "see" the cable modem. I assume I simply have to have the cable…

There is a software soultion: IPNetRouter by http://www.sustworks.com/ It will let you use on e IP address with one cable modem. The only backdraw is that the iMac running IPNetRou…

Well, that's not quite true. Software like IPNetRouter works great for this sort of thing except for 1 little problem - the server machine must have 2 ethernet ports, one to connec…

Is your cable modem connected to the uplink port on your ethernet hub? If not, you will need to use an ethernet crossover cable to get the communication between your iMac and cable…

Right, the good people at Ask Dr. Farallon got back to me with the details on how to set up this sort of home LAN. The cable modem can connect with a standard cable to the uplink p…