From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 6 02:18:12 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DC0416A4CE for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 02:18:12 +0000 (GMT) Received: from priv-edtnes51.telusplanet.net (outbound04.telus.net [199.185.220.223]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BAAF43D45 for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 02:18:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mcepeda@ualberta.ca) Received: from [192.168.0.118] (really [142.59.231.163]) by priv-edtnes51.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-118-20041027) with ESMTP <20050206021810.THST24691.priv-edtnes51.telusplanet.net@[192.168.0.118]> for ; Sat, 5 Feb 2005 19:18:10 -0700 From: Mauro To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20050206002904.GJ9350@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <1106542417.29481.168.camel@localhost.localdomain> <41F4ADC1.8070201@freebsd.org> <42017276.1010304@finnovative.net> <4201C54A.8090009@freebsd.org> <1107418085.4125.27.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20050206002904.GJ9350@dragon.nuxi.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 19:18:06 -0700 Message-Id: <1107656286.4131.20.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: airport estreme with Freebsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 02:18:12 -0000 On Sat, 2005-05-02 at 16:29 -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 01:08:04AM -0700, Mauro wrote: > > > That's one theory, and another is that the WiFi manufacturers don't > > > want to allow hackers to modify radio power settings or they'll > > > lose their FCC licenses for the product. > .. > > I don't buy the theory about government frequencies. This theory asks > > one to believe that government frequencies are not intercepted or > > tampered with in some fashion. They are tampered with and can be done > > so easily. Legally sold scanners enable one to listen in to all sorts > > of private signals. > > One, don't top post -- it looses context. This isn't a Mickysoft list. > > Two isssue isn't necessarily about receiving certain frequencies as you > assume. As Peter said one of the issues is the FCC doesn't want you to > set the TRANSMITTING POWER above a certain power. > To clarify my statement concerning ethnocentrism, don't assume we're all american and that the FCC dictates to non-americans their ideas concerning radio waves. So on a global level, the excuse that the FCC doesn't approve doesn't wash.