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There was a great article in 2600 Mag about scanning a network for devices that were already connected to a pay-to-play WiFi network. You could then change your
by pla3rhat3r 14y ago
There was a great article in 2600 Mag about scanning a network for devices that were already connected to a pay-to-play WiFi network. You could then change your mac address to a mac address already connected. You would then share the connection and bypass having to pay for WiFi. It was really handy at airports and coffee shops that would charge to get online.
- yial 14y agoThat was Volume 28, number four. Winter 2011-2012, Page 10 I believe titles " Mac Spoofing your way to free internet".
- sb 14y agohttp://servv89pn0aj.sn.sourcedns.com/~gbpprorg/2600/2600_28-4_Page_06.txt http://servv89pn0aj.sn.sourcedns.com/~gbpprorg/2600/2600_28-...
- No1 14y agoThat doesn't "share" the connection. You repeatedly bump each other off of the connection until someone gives up and leaves. Please don't do that.
- jebblue 14y agoIt would be cool if there were software that could detect such a person, report them to the authorities and we could watch them being hauled away to jail.
- pretoriusB 14y agoAre you a hacker? What are you doing in Hacker News?
- VMG 14y agoBeing a hacker doesn't necessitate being an asshole parasite.
- driverdan 14y agoIf you're going to do this keep in mind it's illegal.
- ryen 14y agoIllegal as in criminally or just violating a TOS? I suspect its just the latter.