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[cuckoococoon]

I can't freakin' believe it! Someone in my building must have wireless.... so, I get to my new place and am online for free. I am waiting for that person to figure out what I am doing and start hacking.

Does me being online keep the other person (who is paying for it) offline? Is that a stupid question?

Am I asking for a virus by using an unknown connection?

Anyone know of wifi spots around Jamsil? I know, I know, Seoul isn't known for having wireless everywhere.

Back at 'home', I was able to get free wifi with my McDonald's coffee.

[Col.Brandon]

Wow, good for you. They've set up their network and not bothered to set up a password.

You won't really affect their ability to use their connection since most accounts here have access to a lot of bandwidth. If you were doing a massive download on a file-sharing service then their downloads might be a bit slow, but most of the time there'd be no way for them to notice.

Enjoy it while you can. They may or may not wise up to security eventually.

Risk to you from viruses and hacking? I don't know, sorry. It might pay to get a decent firewall and virus program, though.

Most cafes should have a wifi service. Nespot has one that's available everywhere, but you need to pay for it.

[corroonb]

I'd change your computer's name because the router is probably logging that everytime you use it. You should be careful doing this, its considered a crime to steal bandwidth in many countries.

[The Lemon]

All that's being logged by the router is your "computer name", which more often than not is something like "acer74533442333". Look around System in Control Panel in Windows and you should find the place to change that if it happens to be giving your real name.

[cuckoococoon]

Thanks for the info! I have been online more often than I wanted to be at first... and the connection is fantastic. I really should find the owner and just slide him some money. It would be cheaper for all involved.