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Free Wireless Networks at Airports

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ever-expanding-network dept.

WallytheWalrus writes "Today's Minneapolis Star-Tribune is carrying an article about the installation of a wireless network throughout Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the first of five such airports across the nation to get a uniform wireless network system. The system, which cost only $250,000 to install, will be free to business travellers passing through the airport (who have the correct hardware), and available through a number of kiosks throughout the airport. One can only hope this is the first step towards bigger and bolder public wireless network projects."

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  1. LAN PARTY by underclocked · · Score: 5, Funny

    LAN Party in Terminal 8b!

    1. Re:LAN PARTY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just be careful about what you yell in the airport as you frag yer buddies...

      "I'm gonna shoot yer ass off and take your big frazzin' gun!" you yell airport security get deployed on your position in force! ;)

      =tkk

  2. Low Budget Colocation! by leifw · · Score: 5, Funny
    See, this is how it works:
    1. Find some little used broom closet in MSP.
    2. Slap your (linux|*bsd) boxen in aforementioned closet with wireless cards.
    3. Note which IP address your boxes pick up through DHCP, or better still have your boxes report their IP address to another of your boxes.
    4. Walk away.
    5. Remotely administer.
  3. Anti-terrorism and wireless networks by fmaxwell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Big mistakes for terrorists:

    Asking airport officials how to log on to your "al-Qaida Online" account over the wireless link.

    Complaining that you can't talk to your "buddy" Osama even though he's on your buddy list.

    Receiving and watching a Quicktime video with instructions for committing a terrorist act -- while sitting in the boarding area.

    Having your laptop announce "You've Got Jihad!" while in the terminal.

  4. Flight delayed, laptop hacked. by Marsh+Jedi · · Score: 5, Funny

    The number of people who leave open shares on their Wintel laptops is ridiculous, as they are used to being behind NAT firewalls and other hard-shelled security, deep in the corporate intranet. Then they move these absolutely defenseless laptops into a completely unsecured network via an Orinoco WaveLAN card--Hilarity ensues.

    A public wireless network with a revolving roster of addled sales execs is a veritable shooting gallery, the proverbial barrel full of fish!

    Anyway, I will not be surprised when suits rush back to the home office after a stopover in Minneapolis, their laptops having mysteriously come down with the clap.