Is your Wifi router secure in Spain?

[Darren]

Just been reading that the recent arrests of Peadophiles in Spain has shown the importance of having a secure network as at least one of the alleged Peadophiles was using a neighbours unsecured network to download the material. I imagine some poor innocent soul had a rather nasty knock on the door from the Guarda Civil claming they were upto all sorts of things!

From what I gather if you've had a Telefonicia router for quite a few years the chances are quite high that you have an open Wifi network that anyone within range can connect to. However, If you have a wifi password printed on the router then your network should have enough basic security to stop the vast majority of people.

[Chumley]

Thanks for the warning and I suppose this would also have implications for people such as myself who have holiday rental properties who allow our guests to use the network as part of the package as who knows what they're upto?

[Darren]

Thanks for the warning and I suppose this would also have implications for people such as myself who have holiday rental properties who allow our guests to use the network as part of the package as who knows what they're upto?

Agreed!

I guess if you want to allow such a thing then perhaps have some sort of stipulation in the rental contract to say whatever goes on during their time there that they are completely responsible for and that you would be obliged to pass on their details to any authority if they require it.

[JJH]

When we had our internet set up we got the guy to put a password on the wifi so no-one can use it unless we give them the info.

[djembe]

Thanks for the warning and I suppose this would also have implications for people such as myself who have holiday rental properties who allow our guests to use the network as part of the package as who knows what they're upto?

You can download films and music in Spain legally cos Mr Bean said so, but certainly not child porn in any country.

[Darren]

You can download films and music in Spain legally cos Mr Bean said so, but certainly not child porn in any country.

Actually I think there has been a recent law (EU and Spain were going to adopt it) that will give a strike process for people who use peer 2 peer services to download music & films.

Not sure if Spain have adopted the 3 strikes and you're disconnected route but I know it was all over the Spanish newspapers last week.

[djembe]

Actually I think there has been a recent law (EU and Spain were going to adopt it) that will give a strike process for people who use peer 2 peer services to download music & films.

Not sure if Spain have adopted the 3 strikes and you're disconnected route but I know it was all over the Spanish newspapers last week.

I will have to complain then cos the last thing I heard was he said that no action would be taken against downloaders ?

[Gerry]

What is the rough pickup range of the average router ? Think mine is password secured ,but havent got any close neighbours anyway

[Tim]

What is the rough pickup range of the average router ? Think mine is password secured ,but havent got any close neighbours anyway

A Linksys one that I had could be seen mearly a kilometer away!!

[Darren]

What is the rough pickup range of the average router ? Think mine is password secured ,but havent got any close neighbours anyway

Wi-Fi networks have limited range. A typical [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_router"]wireless router[/ame] using 802.11b or 802.11g with a stock antenna might have a range of 32 m (120 ft) indoors and 95 m (300 ft) outdoors. The new IEEE 802.11n however, can exceed that range by more than double.[[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed"]citation needed[/ame]] Range also varies with frequency band. Wi-Fi in the 2.4 GHz frequency block has slightly better range than Wi-Fi in the 5 GHz frequency block. Outdoor range with improved (directional) antennas can be several kilometres or more with line-of-sight

Quote from: Wi-Fi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

But I suppose it wouldn't stop someone with a laptop sitting within range and using someones wifi connection.