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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. > > We only found out that it was happening because we went away and left > the internet all on - when we got back we had a warning email from our > ISP that we were about to exceeed our monthly download limit. Someone > had download nearly 2 gb in 2 days ! > > We are going to change over to a wireless router with encryption and a > firewall but, for now have gone hard wired. > > I just wanted to warn all of you, in case you are using these. > > regards > > Viv It may be worth sending this to some of the Linux magazines, so they can warn their readers, Paul -- Support open file formats use ISO 26300 Open Document format as used by openoffice.org, http:///www.openoffice.org Software Freedom day 21st September 2008 visit us on IRC - irc.flashtek-uk.com / 6667 #dclug -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html