a little bit of LOL.

[driven_]

So my buddy apparently was stealing his neigbors wi-fi (in an apartment)
and i guess his neighbor found out so they put a password on it.
now he has wired.
and he told me this showed up on the residential bulletin board.

http://img.asiantown.net/members/67943/thankyou.jpg

i just thought it'd be funny.
never knew providers could tell if you DL'ing "illegal" stuff.

EDIT:
my brother wrote to me

yawn says (10:20 PM):
tell him
yawn says (10:20 PM):
to post a letter saying
yawn says (10:20 PM):
YOUR WELCOME, for not SECURING your internet. You are were asking for it.
yawn says (10:22 PM):
"next time, follow the installation instructions that came with your router"


so apparently, he DID do it.
http://img.asiantown.net/members/67943/reply.jpg

he rolled into sector 3 (the hallway. Lol) like a ninja.
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/6154/postedreplysfq4.jpg

more funny stuff.

yawn says (10:54 PM):
man.. i could totally hack that wireless
yawn says (10:54 PM):
if it was me
yawn says (10:54 PM):
i wouldve took a shit on that peice of paper they put up
yawn says (10:54 PM):
LOL
yawn says (10:54 PM):
i aint scared
yawn says (10:54 PM):
what are they gonna do
yawn says (10:54 PM):
they donno where you live
yawn says (10:55 PM):
just that you live somewhere
yawn says (10:55 PM):
close by
yawn says (10:55 PM):
LOL
yawn says (10:55 PM):
HAHAHA

evil bastard... LOL.

okay, guys he kinda pussied out because i kept messing around with him about getting his finger prints,
so he didnt write the protect your internatz part. lol.

[S14DB]

RIAA now sends letters to ISPs now it detects with its computers.

[just1pepsi]

Generally they cannot - but if you use limewire or similar anything is possible.

Tell your friend to use bittorrent if they dont yet.

[chibo]

Your ISP doesn't give a shit what you do on their connection, they only send out letters when a company contacts them with your IP and a C&D. This has been happening for a long time - there are companies out there that monitor torrents/p2p software for their client's intellectual property (read: movies, applications, etc), they then log all IPs shown to be uploading the item and batch out a bunch of C&Ds to ISPs, who in turn contact you and probably give said company your information.

Bittorrent will get you hit quicker. Stick with either private trackers or newsgroups if you want to be a little safer.

To clarify, providers can see exactly what you are doing, they just don't bother unless they are contacted by the FBI (or similar, you get the idea and I'm sure you can guess what for). They aren't viewing your traffic when you get a C&D for sharing copyrighted whatever.

edit:
Glossary:
ISP - Internet Service Provider, ie. Cox Communications, Charter Communications, etc
IP - Internet Protocol address, consider it the internet version of your home address
C&D - Cease and Desist, basically a legal document that tells you to stop doing whatever you were doing or you will face legal action
p2p - Peer to Peer, ie. Bittorrent, Limewire

[driven_]

Generally they cannot - but if you use limewire or similar anything is possible.

Tell your friend to use bittorrent if they dont yet.

haha, he does. i dunno what he downloads though. :confused:

[C. Senor]

i didnt know they send stuff like that out.

what the hell did you just say chibo? lol

[driven_]

i didnt know they send stuff like that out.

what the hell did you just say chibo? lol
x2. lol.
wth's a C&D,
sorry, i'm only 16. :P

[chibo]

I added a glossary ;)

[driven_]

we're not illegally downloading.

we're uhh..

sharing. :keke:


edit: remember "sharing is caring?" :P

[chibo]

we're not illegally downloading.

we're uhh..

sharing. :keke:

They don't come after you for downloading, only uploading or making something available to download from you. :s101: If you are on a torrent you are considered to be uploading, even if you've uploaded 0kb.

[jskateborders]

thats why it is perfectly legal to use limewire if you dont have a shared folder : ), or just share blank word documents.
I remember I was telling everyone this back in the day and got scolded for it.

[neverrain]

Have your friend print up a "response" letter thanking them for their internet. Also add something about how easy it was to steal because they are too stupid to password protect it. Then place bets on how long it stays up.

[driven_]

They don't come after you for downloading, only uploading or making something available to download from you. :s101: If you are on a torrent you are considered to be uploading, even if you've uploaded 0kb.
aw damnit. :lfault:

[driven_]

Have your friend print up a "response" letter thanking them for their internet. Also add something about how easy it was to steal because they are too stupid to password protect it. Then place bets on how long it stays up.
haha my brother already came up with that idea.

said and done. LOL.

[chibo]

Have your friend print up a "response" letter thanking them for their internet. Also add something about how easy it was to steal because they are too stupid to password protect it. Then place bets on how long it stays up.

Winnar, do it.
edit: thread is on it's way to delivering awesomeness

[driven_]

awesomeness has arrived.

[1ZlowZ]

How do I protect my internet? A while ago my bro said that our neighbor got our signal or whatever and came over to our house. Help me!!1!!one1!!

[driven_]

How do I protect my internet? A while ago my bro said that our neighbor got our signal or whatever and came over to our house. Help me!!1!!one1!!
lols.
if youre srs.

Let me google that for you (http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=put+password+on+router/modem)