War Driving

Where did you find free wireless access?
I found free wireless in theparking lot of a Stop & Shop Supermarket in Reading, MA.

What is the name of the SSID of the network you are connecting to?
stopandshop

Was a WEP key is required or not (if so, how did you find it?)
No WEP key was required.

Why is it free?
It is free for customers to use while taking a break from shopping.

When do you think it is ok to have an unsecured network?
It is okay to have an unsecured network when a business is using it to market to their

customers and are trying to increase sales by offereing WiFi.

If it is a business that provides free wifi, why do you suppose they do?
I suppose they provide wireless internet to increase sales and to try to encourage customers

to shop at thier specific store.

If it is a private home whose wireless you are connecting to, what do your findings suggest?
N/A

Now that you found free wifi on the go, what useful things can you do with it?
It is easy to access the internet and from their you can do anything that you would normally

do on the internet at your own convenience.

Post and interpret the information on your screen shot.

The picture above is a screen shot from NetWork stumbler that shows the conncectivity of the wireless connection obtained at Stop & Shop.

War Driving

I found free wireless internet access in South Station in Boston when I was on my train ride to Rhode Island. Also on the bus ride into Boston I found unsecured and some secured wireless signals from homes in the area. The name was free public wi-fi access and it had a strong connection for the time that the train was in the station near the signal, and it continued to cut in and out as the train moved. (22DFC7CF3B181F3D) There was no WEP key required all I had to do was click to connect to the signal and it did it. I think that it was free because it is such a public area in which a lot of business is probably done, therefore it is essential for the area to have an internet connection. In this case it was ok to have an unsecure connection so many people can connect to the network for free and without hassle. Public places that provide WIFI can have an unsecured network because their purpose is to let many people to connect to it. I think they might provide free WIFI because they can attract more of a customer base and especially a customer base that is in the business community and most likely has a decent amount of money to spend on their product. It was not a private home it was a public connection. But I did pick up a wireless home connection and this family really should secure their network as to get a connection distorted by other people. Now that I have found free WIFI I can connect and surf the internet for free. I can check my mail, researched things and surf the web. This is all to the expense of someone else so it is useful because the internet is something almost essential in today’s society and I am getting to use it for free.

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