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Re: [LUG] re homeplugs - VIP

 

I was always tempted by FON, although I live in the middle of no where
currently (moving to Plymouth shortly for uni). Basically you have a
FON router which broadcasts publically, and anyone connecting to it
pays a small charge to use it (you get 50% of this charge) and you get
to surf the internet for free. The idea is to build up networks so
that large cities are completely covered by the Fonera network, and
anyone can connect wherever they are for a small charge.

http://www.fon.com

Regards, Ross Bearman



On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 2:11 PM, kevin <kevin.lucas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2008-08-22 at 13:22 +0100, Robin Cornelius wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Viv <viv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > I have just found out that our home network has been hijacked by a
>> > neighbour, using a homeplug. We used homeplugs because we understood that
>> > this was impossible - that signals would not get past the meter. This is not
>> > true and we have tested it by trying it out at our neighbours, the other
>> > side.
>>
>> You could install a filter somewhere at your main distribution board
>> to stop the signals coming in and out of the house. In fact if you are
>> propogating signals out side of your house on to the national grid you
>> may in fact be guilty of some kind of offense. The issue i guess is
>> related to the various methods of neutral to earth bonding that are
>> present and in some situations (as you have) you basically have a
>> common network with neighbors, pole mounted earths and the like.
>>
>> You could keep your existing network and apply ipsec encryption to it
>> but this would require a router that can do ipsec or using a computer
>> as a router which can easily have ipsec enabled etc.
>>
>> Robin
>>
> I just use the mac address filter
> so only hardware I know about can  get on!
>
>
> Regards
>
> Kevin Lucas
> Minions Post Master(Sub) reprieved
> Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE
> 01579363386
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