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Re: [LUG] re homeplugs - VIP

 

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 04:35:03PM +0100, Viv 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 enable the password in your homeplug and not tell your neighbour 
what it is. There is a linux client for doing this which you can get from 
the manufacturers website. This will ensure all traffic between the devices 
over the mains is encrypted.

Cheers,
Al.



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