Safely and socially share a wireless network

Sep 16, '09 07:30:00AM

Contributed by: mxcantor

This is not really Mac-specific, but still a good idea. I like two things: sharing and encryption. But you can't have both with wi-fi. Either you share it or you encrypt the OTA transmissions with WPA.

My compromise, which works for anyone in an apartment building is simple. Name your network like this:

Bring beer to [apt number] for Password
It's a nice way to get to know your neighbors, gets you free beer (pro tip: you can substitute other items for beer), and lets you be generous with your wi-fi while giving you some added level of security from the WPA encryption.

[robg adds: I can think of both upsides and downsides to this idea; it will be interesting to read what others think of it.]

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