[SC-Help] Re: Assume miles for wireless router range.

[POP]

"John E. Malmberg" <wb8tyw at qsl.network> wrote in message 
news:NN3aNusoprZD at eisner.encompasserve.org...
> There is a posting on the webforum about "Spamcop after virus / 
> spyware
> attack" where it appears that the cause was an insecure 
> wireless router.
>
> Posters to the thread should be aware that with the right 
> equipment on the
> attackers side, it may be possible to access such routers from 
> miles away.

Isn't any kind of access a 2 way street that requires handshakes? 
I don't see how it would be accomplished from "miles away" if 
you're talking about radiated energy to the wireless sytems.  Or 
are you talking something different?

Pop