On Tuesday 08 March 2005 14:35, Liam McDermott wrote:
> you have to register your mac addreass.
>> encryption is also enabled, so they have to enter the key. although it
> is floating about :)
As a matter of interest, I tried unsuccessfully to access
the free Eircom hotspot near the Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire.
I could "see" the WiFi source with iwconfig.
But how exactly is one meant to access such a source?
What ESSID should one give?
Is one meant to register the MAC address of the WiFi card with Eircom?
Is there an encryption key?
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