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Re: OT:Why Do Wireless Routers Ship With Security Switched Off?

Posted by POD {ҿ} on 04/16/06 20:12

"Tricky Dicky" <tricky@nospam.clara.co.uk> once tried to test me. I ate
their liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti

> Having been using my router for a few months now just for its hardware
> firewall and ethernet connection I was appalled to just find that
> three other computer had decided to join my network!
>
> I can understand that people want to use these items straight out of
> the box and for their connection to be automatically detected but
> surely it is not too much to expect a little bit of security rather
> than the "hey come and connect to me" signal that is broadcast
>
> Tricky
>
>
>

Ease of use, just plug it in and go, it's up to you to set up the security
key, because if they did set it up, it would be oh so easy for people to
try the default key and get on anyway, this way, you have to pick a key.

 

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