Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread David D. Rea
On Thu, 2005-07-07 at 00:45 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > Most single family homes in the US have a phone access box on the > > outside of the house. Especially new construction. > > > > glad, that I am not living there ;) > > Where I live, almost all houses have no boxes outside anymor

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Wednesday 06 July 2005 22:54, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > On Jul 6, 2005, at 2:47 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Wednesday 06 July 2005 17:18, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > >> Nope, no digging. Phone lines terminate in handy little boxes on the > >> side of the houses. C

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
On Jul 6, 2005, at 2:47 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Wednesday 06 July 2005 17:18, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: Nope, no digging. Phone lines terminate in handy little boxes on the side of the houses. Cable modem lines have little termination pedestals on the street and single c

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Wednesday 06 July 2005 16:07, Billy Holmes wrote: > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > hm, you want to tell me, that it is as easy to get into the computer > > room, hack a line and listen, than to hold an atenna in the right > > direction? > > it only takes *one* compromised router/machine to ruin

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Wednesday 06 July 2005 17:18, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > Nope, no digging. Phone lines terminate in handy little boxes on the > side of the houses. Cable modem lines have little termination > pedestals on the street and single cable going into the building yes digging ;) These boxe

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread Grant
> > I had planned on finding wireless connections and then ethernet > > networks as a backup. Either one has proven to be totally impossible. > > I need something I can rely on and since using public computers is > > too dangerous it sounds like I need to dial up. I could just make > > sure that

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
On Jul 6, 2005, at 6:49 AM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Wednesday 06 July 2005 07:11, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: On Jul 5, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Wednesday 06 July 2005 03:29, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: I would not trust a wifi setup by a unkn

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread Kurt Guenther
Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >The security of the average wifi is pretty low. Because of lazyness, stupidity >or bugs. > >Get a modem, you should be able to dial in to several local and international >isps :) > > > I would not trust a wifi setup by a unknown 3rd party to do online > banking.

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread byron
Grant wrote: >>>Hello! I am travelling and am currently on the Greek island of Corfu. >>> It is great! I have my laptop but I'm finding it totally impossible >>>to find a place that will let me plug into their network for Internet >>>access. I can't use public systems because of keyboard loggers

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread Billy Holmes
Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > hm, you want to tell me, that it is as easy to get into the computer room, > hack a line and listen, than to hold an atenna in the right direction? it only takes *one* compromised router/machine to ruin your day. Trust in nothing. Encrypt everything. -- gentoo-use

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread Grant
> > Hello! I am travelling and am currently on the Greek island of Corfu. > > It is great! I have my laptop but I'm finding it totally impossible > > to find a place that will let me plug into their network for Internet > > access. I can't use public systems because of keyboard loggers and > >

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-06 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Wednesday 06 July 2005 07:11, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > On Jul 5, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Wednesday 06 July 2005 03:29, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > >>> I would not trust a wifi setup by a unknown 3rd party to do online > >>> banking. > >>> > >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-05 Thread Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
On Jul 5, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Wednesday 06 July 2005 03:29, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: I would not trust a wifi setup by a unknown 3rd party to do online banking. The security of the average wifi is pretty low. Because of lazyness, stupidity or bugs.

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-05 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Wednesday 06 July 2005 03:29, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > > > I would not trust a wifi setup by a unknown 3rd party to do online > > banking. > > > > The security of the average wifi is pretty low. Because of > > lazyness, stupidity > > or bugs. > > However, any good bank will have SSL

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-05 Thread David D. Rea
On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 22:38 +0300, Grant wrote: > Hello! I am travelling and am currently on the Greek island of Corfu. > It is great! I have my laptop but I'm finding it totally impossible > to find a place that will let me plug into their network for Internet > access. I can't use public syst

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-05 Thread Jason Cooper
Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled: > On Jul 5, 2005, at 7:11 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > >On Wednesday 06 July 2005 02:07, Jason Cooper wrote: > >>Grant ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled: [snip] > >>>after a lot of thinking, I think my best option is to get my modem > >>>w

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-05 Thread Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
On Jul 5, 2005, at 7:11 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Wednesday 06 July 2005 02:07, Jason Cooper wrote: Grant ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled: Hello! I am travelling and am currently on the Greek island of Corfu. It is great! I have my laptop but I'm finding it totally impossible t

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-05 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Wednesday 06 July 2005 02:07, Jason Cooper wrote: > Grant ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled: > > Hello! I am travelling and am currently on the Greek island of Corfu. > > It is great! I have my laptop but I'm finding it totally impossible > > to find a place that will let me plug into their netwo

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-05 Thread Jason Cooper
Grant ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scribbled: > Hello! I am travelling and am currently on the Greek island of Corfu. > It is great! I have my laptop but I'm finding it totally impossible > to find a place that will let me plug into their network for Internet > access. I can't use public systems because

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-05 Thread michael
On Tue, 5 Jul 2005, Kurt Guenther wrote: Grant wrote: Hello! I am travelling and am currently on the Greek island of Corfu. It is great! I have my laptop but I'm finding it totally impossible to find a place that will let me plug into their network for Internet access. I can't use public

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Travelling in Greece, need advice

2005-07-05 Thread Kurt Guenther
Grant wrote: >Hello! I am travelling and am currently on the Greek island of Corfu. > It is great! I have my laptop but I'm finding it totally impossible >to find a place that will let me plug into their network for Internet >access. I can't use public systems because of keyboard loggers and >b