That is beyond awesome! I wish I had the code-fu to do stuff like this to people.

But my Wifi network only allows machines I've added to the list in so there ain't no stealing my pipe!

Oh my god that's awesome.

This is brilliant.

My internet truck has an alarm so no one can hitch a ride.

I love it. If you don't pay for it, you should expect something a little defective.

I love it. If you don't pay for it, you should expect something a little defective.

That true-ism applies to most of my exes as well.

Oh, you payed for those alright, you always do.

Fenriq: Just because you're doing MAC filtering doesn't mean people can't get on your wireless network. It just means they have to make an effort. (The least you could do for those people kind enough to make an effort is the mess with their heads)

fvw, I hate to knock my neighbors but I highly doubt anyone near enough to do it has the knowledge of how to do it.

But maybe I'll encrypt the Wifi to make it that much harder anyway.

So why does a guy smart enough to do all this leave his wifi wide open to begin with?

Answer: To bait the trap.

There's been emerging reports that the RIAA has been dropping cases outright if you emphasize the fact that an IP address doesn't automatically translate to a person, and that running an open (or segmented and accessible) WiFi node is a way to enhance this defense.

In the past I've run segmented WiFi networks. It's pretty easy to do on most modern access points, and handy and safer, too. If someone you don't know is hooked up and leeching too much bandwidth it just makes it easier to lock that segment down temporarily, shape the traffic - or do pranks like this.

Ethic of mooch, meet ninja-like skill.

Hilarious! I had no idea you could pull shit like this on the network level.

can someone please redirect my internets to show me nothing but BBW porn, please? Thank you.

That is the coolest thing I've seen all week.