So at my work we have three wireless-g routers that are locked down and encrypted and all that jazz. Impossible to break into. Usernames changed, a random 13-letter access code WEP encrypted. But there’s always this other router somewhere nearby (we’re in four units of our building) called “DOD” that shows up on my list. It’s a wireless-b router, and the signal is weak. That didn’t stop, today, my father’s laptop from autoconnecting to the router and leaching internet access from it. So I was thinking, if this person doesn’t have some sort of access restriction, I can probably just connect to the firmware using the default password because he hasn’t changed that either, has he? So I try connecting to 192.168.1.1 and lo and behold, the password dialogue! I type “admin” as the password and I am in. I am controlling this man’s firmware. Thankfully, his access to Bell Sympatico is also his email addy, so I’m going to fire him off an email. But first, I think I might do a port scan and see what else is going on there… send some malformed packets and whatnot. Maybe he’s running a 95 or 98 box and I’ll be able to politely ask the computer for its username and password. Or maybe he’s just running as an admin without a password on his XP box.

Okay, I lied. I won’t do any of that. However, I could, and that’s a scary thing. Don’t let people without any technical knowlege broadcast their router info all over, alright? Geez, isn’t this stuff obvious? But that’s my interesting story for the day.

Work has been a bit slower these days, but that didn’t stop me from working some crazy hours last week and getting that crazy cheque this week. Good finances all around! I also happen to be on a financial “diet” where I don’t buy stuff. Any stuff. In fact, I haven’t eaten any expensive junk food in close to two weeks now, opting intead for those inexpensive grocery store foods such as bagels and free pizza from work. It’s good to see the debt shrinking more rapidly.

In other news, I’m going to New York! Yes! Nick and I are going on a road trip to the Big Apple or whatever they call it these days. Hit all the sights, see Ground Zero, drink massive amounts of coffee and generally goof off on his iBook while wardriving or warwalking. Either way. It’s going to be a blast.

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