Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 19:18:06 -0700 From: Mauro <mcepeda@ualberta.ca> To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: airport estreme with Freebsd Message-ID: <1107656286.4131.20.camel@localhost.localdomain> 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>
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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.
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