Re: [Netstumbler] Browse Networks

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on 25/6/03 12:16 AM, Scott Peterson at scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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> Scenario:  Linksys/Cisco is now forced by federal law to enable
> encryption on all access points sold.  Obviously every AP needs a unique
> key.  Just the implementation of this will cause the price of their
> 802.11 equipment to rise.  Fast forward to Joe Dell, who has no
> experience whatsoever in dealing with ANY type of networking, who buys
> an AP for is home.  DOH!  Joe threw out the little slip of paper that
> had his unique WEP key on it.  Now Joe has to call Linksys tech support.
> Linksys had to add even MORE warm bodies to their call desk to deal with
> the deluge of Joe Dells, thus tripling the amount of money spent on
> salaries for help desk monkeys.  Prices continue to increase and
> Linksys's profit margin shrinks.  Stockholders, of course, demand
> greater profits.  Linksys then contracts a firm in India to deal with
> technical support.  Help desk monkeys in California lose their jobs.  So
> what are we left with?

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Was Fight Club on TV last night ;-)

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