[174957] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Marriott wifi blocking
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Herrin)
Mon Oct 6 15:23:54 2014
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From: William Herrin <bill@herrin.us>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 15:07:46 -0400
To: Clay Fiske <clay@bloomcounty.org>
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On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Clay Fiske <clay@bloomcounty.org> wrote:
> Suppose from Marriott=E2=80=99s perspective that your personal wifi
> network is interfering with the throughput of their existing network.
Then Marriott misunderstands the nature of *unlicensed* spectrum which
anyone is allowed to use. There's a difference between interference
incidental to one's lawful use and intentional, harmful interference.
It isn't their spectrum. I have just as much a right to it as they do.
If the microwave oven in the adjoining room makes 2.4ghz unusable I'm
out of luck. If Marriott sends deauth packets (or any other
unsolicited packets) under my SSID, they're hacking my computer and
that's generally understood to be unlawful.
Regards,
Bill Herrin
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