Free Wireless Networks at Airports

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday January 29, 2002 @08:56AM 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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Legal Questions by mESSDan · 2002-01-29 09:32 · Score: 1, Redundant

Out of curiosity, what would happen if someone were to go to this airport and pull off some major hack, like gaining access to some .mil computer and downloading lots of top secret documents?
The anonymity would be a huge reason to go there, free is just a bonus. Tracking the person would be pretty much impossible as the airport probably gets a TON of human traffic everyday (I'm not sure if that airport is an Airline Hub or not). Are there any measures that can(should?) be taken to ensure that the network won't be misused?
Maybe this will be locked down to port 80 only?

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