[SpamCop-Geeks] Re: Need recommendation for a Wifi access point.

[User]

On 30.12.2005 09:35, Ellen wrote:

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> "User" <user at domain.invalid> wrote in message
> news:dp3j2k$26p$1 at news.spamcop.net...
>> On 30.12.2005 09:00, Porpoise wrote:
>>
>> FWIW, I use the Linksys plugged into my CICSCO router. With my two kids
>> and their spouses joining us for several days during the holidays and
>> ALL of 'em have wireless laptops .. well, you get the picture - little
>> radio waves all over the steenkin place from one end to the other. What
>> really makes a difference in this scenario is the range-extender
>> antennas on the WAP. Now, I can send the lot of 'em out on the patio
>> with nary a dropped packet ... :-)
> 
> 
> randomly tacking on to the thread and taking it OT .... we just had someone
> write and say that the spam coming from their system was a result of some
> hacker using the "mail logs to the admin" feature of their linksys ... this
> make sense to anyone? I don't have a linksys and my dlink isn't inclined to
> mail anything to anyone as far as I can see :-)
> 
> Ellen
> 
> 

I only deal with CISCO and Linksys and Linksys BFSR-81 does not have a
feature to auto-mail logs to anyone. Possibly a newer model or another
one does but not to my knowledge.

'course anything can happen, especially since Linksys is part of CISCO
now, who knows.