How to teach your WiFi-stealing neighbor a lesson

I'm sitting here in the bio-med clinic waiting for a test and killing time. I was thrilled to find an unsecured wireless connection from the coffee shop next door. I've connected to it and passed the time by checking email and getting a bit of work done. I don't feel too bad piggy-backing for an hour so that I can get on-line. I'm sure some of you will think that I should, so go ahead and leave your comments. What I wouldn't do is routinely hook up to my neighbor's internet from home, letting them bear the load for my free ride. Some people do. If you know that somebody is hooking up to your wireless connection and you don't want uninvited guests, the obvious thing to do is encrypt it.

Obvious? Yes. Fun? Not even a little. There is a better way to get back at your free-loading neighbor: Screw with their connection. Just imagine them surfing the net when all of the sudden the pages are upside down or blurry. The instructions are a bit beyond me, so I'll stick with traditional security measures, but if you're at all technically savvy, this sounds pretty straightforward. The trick involves splitting the network into a trusted and un-trusted half, then follow these instructions and scripts. This guy's clever solution to a nasty neighbor will let you wreak havoc on them in a fun little way that lets them know who's boss without actually causing any harm. As for me, I'll buy a coffee on my way out and set the universe right.

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