Larry wrote:
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While I'm very proud of all of you who feel guilty in some way of using
someone else's wifi, I don't think you need be. If they don't want you
to use it, they simply WEP protect it, which is like locking your house
to keep the public from using your bathroom.

So, whenever you need to go to the bathroom, you just try a nearby
house to see if its unlocked? Why don't you just add an outhouse?

On the WiFi issue, I've been skeptical in the past, but my migrant
liveaboard friends said that on their current trip south (from Nova
Scotia, now somewhere around NJ) they've had almost continuous WiFi
connections using an antenna they hoist up. These are folks who would
typically anchor out, away from the crowds. They said their biggest
problem is too many signals, all with the default SSID's.

One odd problem they have is they can't get two computers to share one
feed. They ended up getting a second antenna.

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:41:04 -0400, Jeff wrote:

Wifi access on the water continues to improve very rapidly. Amost all
major marinas and harbors, even in the Bahamas, have some sort of wifi
service, some free, some not. Glenn Ashmore also reports good wifi
availability in the BVI and USVI.

One odd problem they have is they can't get two computers to share one
feed. They ended up getting a second antenna.

It can be done, either with a router, or Windows Internet Connection
Sharing (ICS). It may take some minor networking proficiency. There
are sometimes IP conflicts between the wifi client and the router if
they both use the same defaults. It's usually easy enough to change
the settings once you recognize the problem.

Jeff wrote in news:PPydne-q9vd_89_YnZ2dnUVZ_v-
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So, whenever you need to go to the bathroom, you just try a nearby
house to see if its unlocked? Why don't you just add an outhouse?



Your being a little absurd, of course.....



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