Re: Secure? Installing a wireless router at next doorneighbor's so I can surf

Sorry for the late reply; I just got back from an all-too-brief
vacation.

It pretty much follows that if I have voice I have data.  If EvDO hasn't
been rolled out to an area, the data transparently falls back to 1xRTT
(70-110Kb), which still beats a 56Kb modem.

With Sprint as a service provider, however, roaming doesn't include
data.  For me that's not really an issue as I have coverage everywhere I
normally go.  Sprint, or CDMA in general, isn't widely adopted outside
the US so for me international travel would forego data & I'd rent a
phone (on the company's nickel) wherever I wound up.

I don't understand why your employer is taking issue with covering the
cost of your connectivity.  If they demand you have remote access, then
they must facilitate said access.  They provide you with a cel phone and
pay for the service.  They provide you with a pager and pay for the
service.  Yet while they provide you with a laptop they refuse to pay
for the accompanying service.  It doesn't make sense.

BTW, I use SMS on my cel phone as a pseudo-pager so I don't have a
separate device to carry around.  Not a perfect solution but it is
two-way.

John A. Jones, CISSP
Americas Information Security Officer
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
V: +1-630-455-2787 F: +1-312-601-1782
john.jones@xxxxxxxxxx

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On Behalf Of Dan
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 2:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [PCTECH] Secure? Installing a wireless router at next
doorneighbor's so I can surf

Funny, I know.  Nice lady next door, but you wouldn't want her doing any
"laptop" dances, trust me.

Anyway, I've thought about this a bit more, and part of the on-call deal
is that they give you a cell phone (and a pager, if you can believe it).
Thinking back to John's comment, perhaps they should add the data plan
to that cell phone.  I think that's how I'm going to approach it.  Will
let you know how that pans out.  Although it won't happen overnight.
(Geez, just getting a request to give me access to network folders
necessary for me to do my day job takes at least 7 days to get a
response back.  PITA big enterprise bureacracy (sp?).

John (and others with experience), is the availability of that service
very reliable in the service areas they specify?  Is it limited to your
specific in-service area? Or is it nationwide where that service is
available by the provider?

Thanks guys for helping me think this through.

- Dan

On 8/11/06, Douglas Handy <dhandy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Dan,

OK, hadn't thought about that.  I'll have to check the TOS to be sure,

but

would I be able to sit in her living room with my laptop and use it?

Sure;  you just have to tell your father-in-law that you need to go 
visit the girl next door for a few hours each week for a laptop 
dance... :)

  Is "reselling" it the issue?


The TOS can't make the WiFi signal stop at the property boundary, or 
"wardriving" would not have become a hobby for some.

and the beer fairy will start delivering 12-packs at her doorstep 
every

month.  Good beer, of course.  What if, what if, what if.

And these would show up a suitable amount of time just ahead of the 
weekly laptop dances?

I guess they assume everyone has broadband nowadays.


Do you have it at home?  I'm not sure I'd expect an employer to help 
compensate for access at the in-laws, unless you can convince them 
that a good data plan for a cell phone is a viable option.

It doesn't seem right that they expect me to have this access as

part of my responsibilities and to have to pay for it.

If you are really just checking on some jobs, can't you use dialup and

a TN5250 client with SSL support?  You really don't need a ton of 
bandwidth for telnet.  If you have cable or DSL at home, most 
providers will also have some dialup access numbers you can use while 
away from home so you don't need another ISP account.

Doug
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