Filed under: Fun, Internet, Linux
Turn wi-fi freeloaders' web upside down
by Jordan Running Jul 27th 2006 at 4:40PM
What do you do when you find out someone's freeloading on your wireless network? Secure the network, you say? Where's the fun in that? Mess with them instead. Sure, you could just goatse them, but that's so obvious. How about something a little more subtle, like turning every image they look at upside down. Pete Stevens has written this clever tutorial that describes how to modify the configuration of a Linux router to confuse the hell out of would-be bandwidth stealers. It's pretty technical, and obviously isn't applicable to Windows, but if you've got the know-how and the elbow grease, go ahead and have some fun.[Via Digg]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ryan Carter said 6:06PM on 7-27-2006
That is the funniest thing I have ever heard. Hopefully they will pay to get their video card replaced. I can just hear the GEEK Squad phone call right now..."hey, yeah, my um, screen is all flipping everything upside down..."
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Marc said 6:19PM on 7-27-2006
I can see the GEEK Squad dude now. They would just format and re-install Windows over and over again.....
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Robert Tonkin said 6:57PM on 7-27-2006
This reminds me of the "auto-correct" prank for Microsoft Word. It almost makes me want to take the security off my WiFi network, just so I could catch people using it. lol
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Mr.WIFI said 11:30PM on 7-28-2006
This is just mean, Is it really a big deal for your neighbor to borrow a little wifi(cup of suger) now and then. Be a good neighbor not the guy everyone on the block thinks is a asshole....Share ......I have no problem sharing mine in a public manner for 4 years now. www.sawifi.tk, some days i find it funny when i pull in the driveway and i got a half dozen kids sitting under my tree PSP'in to there hearts content...
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freakon said 4:45AM on 7-29-2006
Hmm.. how DO you have goatse pop up in their face, anyway?
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