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    New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
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    Image of frigg frigg
    01/26/09

    In reply to New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
    I'd just paint my password in big letters on the wall using this paint. Fail^2!
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    01/26/09

    In reply to New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
    finally i can put away my tin-foil hat
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    Image of hagrun hagrun
    01/26/09

    In reply to New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
    How come no one uses MAC address filtering?

    Wouldn't this cause your cell phones to get worse coverage in your house?
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    Image of freelunch freelunch
    01/26/09

    @hagrun: because a MAC address can be easily spoofed.
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    01/26/09

    @freelunch: but how would one know what address to spoof?
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    01/26/09

    In reply to New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
    I love how any post about Wifi security unlocks a frenzy of comments on best practices for wifi security - immediately responded to by just as many people who say, "anyone with the slightest inclination can get past that".


    Me? I type out my SSID and password and on thousands of neon-coloured post-it notes, which I then put on the windows and under windshield wipers of every car in every parking lot in town. Everyone just throws them away anyways.

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    Image of haxila haxila
    01/26/09

    In reply to New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
    Just save your money and buy a house out in the middle of nowhere.


    And for the people saying to hide your SSiD or add a password. If someone wants to they can crack all of that. Even a 100+ character random password, if their smart enough it can be cracked.

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    Image of balls187 balls187
    01/26/09

    @dopplerd: Apparently as is using the proper form of "too."
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    Image of Jacksonville12 Jacksonville12
    01/26/09

    In reply to New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
    If you're that paranoid that WPA-2 can't keep your files safe then you should probably lay of the ganj. Or use MAC filtering.
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    Image of balls187 balls187
    01/26/09

    @Jacksonville12: MAC filtering is only slightly more effective than disable SSID broadcast. Your MAC address is in every 802.11 packet, unencrypted to be sniffed.
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    Image of zeroprime zeroprime
    01/26/09

    In reply to New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
    Good News, everyone! You're only 30% more likely to develop cancer from this!
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    01/26/09

    @zeroprime: Yes, they fail to mention that using this paint makes your children turn into Fawkes and Charon.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/26/09

    In reply to New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
    Well, if paint is as heavy as water, as Alton says, "A Pint is a Lb, the whole world around.", your paint should be 8lbs a gallon, minimum.
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    Image of zeroprime zeroprime
    01/26/09

    @SWM,30isoSWF_GitEmSteveDave: fortunately, there was a caveat "Assuming our math is correct"
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    Image of rexplex rexplex
    01/26/09

    @zeroprime:

    Also a pint of water is a pound, the world around, unless that water is frozen or vaporized, in which case a pound of ice & a pound of steam occupy more than a pint of volume.

    Many liquids (paint included) have different densities than water.

    I don't know whether paint is less (floats) or more (sinks) dense than water & don't have the needed materials here to test.
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    Image of Gann Gann
    01/26/09

    @rexplex: Don't forget the variation in gravity due to tides and the centrifugal force from the earth's rotation.
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    Image of SJRNWT SJRNWT
    01/26/09

    In reply to New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
    Or you could just uhh you know... do what everyone else does and just put a password on your wi-fi... and not 1234567890.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/26/09

    @SJRNWT: That's the code to my luggage!
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    Image of gilman gilman
    01/26/09

    In reply to New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
    you could just hide your SSiD. Would require fewer drop cloths.
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    Image of DirtyBits DirtyBits
    01/26/09

    @gilman: A hidden SSID is pretty easy to find.
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    01/26/09

    @DirtyBits: If someone is looking for it. But the average joe next door probably isn't sniffing for hidden SSIDs, and it's cheaper than repainting your house.
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    Image of balls187 balls187
    01/26/09

    @Rabid Penguin: I would never base my security on what the "average joe" next door would do.


    The average joe next door won't rob me, but that doesn't mean I'm going to leave my house unlocked.

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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    01/26/09

    @Stallion187: But a lock on your door is easy to bypass too, you may want to think about upgrading.


    I have home owners insurance. I also don't see a lot of war driving around my dead-end street.


    I don't broadcast my SSID, and I have Mac filtering enabled. That's good enough for me. If you want to have WEP or WPA2 enabled and have a security system setup in your home with video cameras and bear traps laid around the house, then go ahead. I guess I'm just no that paranoid.

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    Image of closhedbb closhedbb
    01/26/09

    In reply to New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
    Why not just bring back good ol' lead-based paint? It tastes better, too...
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    01/26/09

    @closhedbb: But then my X-ray vision wouldn't work.
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