[wplug] OT: How to jam your neighbor's Wi-Fi legally
Michael Skowvron
michaels at penguincentral.org
Thu Jun 22 15:40:52 EDT 2006
O'Connor, Michael P. wrote:
> This would not be legal under part 15 of the FCC laws which cover both,
> to knowing interferes with them could result in penalties of up to
> $5000. And if you get one so you can cause your neighbor's Wi-Fi to
> shut down you have violated part 15.
The Part 15 regulations specifically state that a device may not cause
harmful interference AND MUST ACCEPT ALL SUCH INTERFERENCE.
So, how exactly, do you complain about interference to a device that
specifically has no legal protection from such interference. Intent or
no, with Part 15, you're just S.O.L.
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