Security matters. (Score 3, Interesting)

I have just one word of advise here: don't do it.

Back at my alma mater, one of the students (who thought he was clever) founded an ISP that provided 802.11b wireless access to apartments on campus. Inevitably, the WEP key he used was compromised, and student account passwords were sniffed and abused. Now, common sense would dictate that he shouldn't be responsible for what a criminal does with his network; but common sense does not reign supreme in the ivory tower of academia. What happened next was shocking: the student was disciplined, expelled, and sued for damages by the state college. Although he certainly could have won his case in front of a jury, he settled because he could not afford $15k to hire a good trial lawyer. Right now he has no degree, can't get into a good school, and is pumping gas for a living.

So, if you are considering rolling out a notoriously insecure network architecture (such as 802.11[ab]), consider the fact that you may be personally liable for anything bad that a crook does with your network. Be afraid.

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