LEDcandle
Flashlight Enthusiast
I tried looking it up on the net but couldn't really get the results I wanted, probably because I'm choosing the wrong choice of keywords?
Anyhow, I was wondering about "Wireless Thieves" who surf on leaking/unguarded Wireless networks for free. People say these thieves can be traced via MAC address and IP address; how about if they are using a laptop and just passing by? Even if it was your neighbour who was surfing on your network, how is he theoretically traced down to his house (physical location)?
For that matter, if a hacker surfed free (using a laptop) on someone elses unguarded network and commenced his hacking from there, the network subscriber will be the responsible party right? Will they be able to trace the hacker (theoretically and practically)?
IP address tracing is possible only because we all have to surf via some ISP and they have logs of who is who. Let's just say, for argument's sake, someone found a cable running along the floor and was able to hook up his computer to that cable and surf the net, could he be traced since he has no official subscription/IP address? Is a passing-by laptop user who rides on another network similar to the scenario guy? (ie a surfer with no official IP address)
Sorry if the questions are dumb; I'm just a techie noob!
Thanks in advance!
Anyhow, I was wondering about "Wireless Thieves" who surf on leaking/unguarded Wireless networks for free. People say these thieves can be traced via MAC address and IP address; how about if they are using a laptop and just passing by? Even if it was your neighbour who was surfing on your network, how is he theoretically traced down to his house (physical location)?
For that matter, if a hacker surfed free (using a laptop) on someone elses unguarded network and commenced his hacking from there, the network subscriber will be the responsible party right? Will they be able to trace the hacker (theoretically and practically)?
IP address tracing is possible only because we all have to surf via some ISP and they have logs of who is who. Let's just say, for argument's sake, someone found a cable running along the floor and was able to hook up his computer to that cable and surf the net, could he be traced since he has no official subscription/IP address? Is a passing-by laptop user who rides on another network similar to the scenario guy? (ie a surfer with no official IP address)
Sorry if the questions are dumb; I'm just a techie noob!
Thanks in advance!