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It's only 1:1 MAC:House if you're the only wifi network and house in a reasonable range. And in that case, if you're broadcasting your wifi network, you set th
by roc 17y ago
It's only 1:1 MAC:House if you're the only wifi network and house in a reasonable range. And in that case, if you're broadcasting your wifi network, you set the 1:1 mapping up yourself.
Frankly, I don't even know if I'm upset with this. If you throw a signal into the public, you don't then get to decide how people use it.
At least, that's the argument we've always used against corporations that try to legally control how publicly broadcast information gets used by those who receive it.
- streety 17y ago> It's only 1:1 MAC:House if you're the only wifi network and house in a reasonable range. I suspect it would be possible to triangulate the position of a wifi network in an urban environment.
- jjs 17y agoMaybe you can set Tomato to vary the router radio's power output :)
- pierrefar 17y agoMost people don't know they are throwing a signal into the public. They are just setting up a tool to check email, Facebook, and talk on Skype. It's not immediately obvious to them what exactly is happening. And please don't blame the consumers for their lack of knowledge in this. You don't need to know how a car works to drive, nor how a DVD player works to watch movies, nor is it essential to know how a computer works to use it.
- grhino 17y agoWhat's the threat if someone has your MAC address?
- sorbits 17y agoIf you throw a signal into the public, you don't then get to decide how people use it Depends… I can only speak for my own country (Denmark) where we do have rules about what information others are allowed to record and permanently store. Similar to there also being rules about when video surveillance is allowed, and if allowed, who can have access to the tapes and for how long these are allowed to be stored.