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Old 03-03-2008, 10:07 AM   #40
mykalberta
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The only thing to be worried about is traffic sniffers. Encryption is only as good as the trust between client and host.

If the owner of the connection was deviant he/she could have that setup and after time break the bank encryption.

You either have an idiot user with an open WIFI or deviant user who thinks they are an elite computer user hoping some sap will use his/her connection so that they can sniff the traffic.

Try logging on to the router (DISCLAIMER simply using the Internet connection isnt illegal, this crosses that line from safe to a merky area of law) 192.168.1.1 by default (you can tell normally based on your DHCP Class C Range).1 Check to see if there are any ports forwarded and if so to what address.

My router allows me to bidirectionally forward traffic from any user to specific ports. I then have sniffers setup on those ports. I cant be bothered any more to dabble in that sort of thing now that I have a secure VPN router to my home.
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