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From: Dave C. on 15 Nov 2009 11:53

>
> I work at a large university where our number of wi-fi users is
> probably bigger than the population of some small towns. They can
> easily authenticate and at the very least, send a warning to the
> owner of a given wi-fi account if a user of that account is accused
> of a legal infraction. It won't pin point the specific individual
> behind the infraction, but it can at least make the owner of the
> account aware that a problem has occurred and for that person to
> change his or her password and stop sharing it (assuming that's what
> happened).


This wasn't private wi-fi, like at a university. It was specifically
set up for public use. How are you going to authenticate that? Ask
people to register before they use it?

Last Name: Mouse
First Name: Mickey
Address: Mainstreet USA, Orlando, Florida
User Name: M O U S E
Password: otoodles
Password verify: otoodles
(submit)

Thanks, you are verified, you may now access...
From: Dave C. on 15 Nov 2009 11:57

>
> You have people sign up in advance by presenting positive ID a public
> library, school, postoffice, etc. It sure isn't perfect, but at least
> there is some human being to point at if an account is used illegally.

From my understanding, it was specifically set up for travelers just
passing through. So you pull over around 10PM to check your e-mail,
then stop into the public library to register...oh, wait...


>
> Free access public wi-fi is a great idea on the surface, but
> unfortunately, there are too many people who would abuse it.

OK, I've got the "killer app" idea. There are services (like boingo)
that allow you to access hotspots all over the U.S. with one user name
and password. You pay for the service, so essentially it is an ISP
service, paid. We need to create a free service along the same lines.
That way, if you want to use public wi-fi, you just enter your user
name and password. -Dave
From: Dave C. on 16 Nov 2009 00:38

>
> "May I see your identification?" might be a good start.
>
> That's so dificult to figure out.
>

The average user of the system was in a car parked outside somewhere.
The town going to hire car-hops to serve burgers and authenticate
users? -Dave
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