Geraldton
Looks like I'm traveling to Geraldton, got a 6:00am flight out of Adelaide to fly to Geraldton via Perth. Should be a good trip, never been to Western Australia before!
In the beginning
There was a first post, and usually my failings with a Blog that I setup, I never seem to get past the first post. Hopefully we can get past it this time, I could rant on about Who I Am and What I Do, but I figure that is what the about me page was supposed to do, but I've never used it maybe I will this time! Anyway, as one of my upper-tiered boss's like to say, Onward!
At one time or another somewhere out there someone connected to a real ad-hoc WiFi network that had the SSID “Free Public WiFi”.
They added this network to their preferred network list. They then traveled to a location where this WiFi SSID didn’t exist (airport, airplane, and/or hotel).
They powered on their laptop with the wireless card on and Wireless Auto Configuration took over and starting searching for WiFi networks. After trying steps 1 through 3 above, Windows gave up and configured WiFi card to ad hoc mode with the SSID “Free Public WiFi” (since it was a preferred network).
How the SSID spreads virally.
A second person in close proximity to the user above also has a wireless enabled laptop and is looking to connect to a WiFi network.
They scan to see what is available and notice an SSID called “Free Public WiFi, They connect to it not knowing that it is an ad hoc network.
After a few seconds of wondering why they can’t surf the web they disconnect from the SSID, shrug their shoulders and move on with life.
Now they have the viral SSID in their preferred list too.
The next time they power on their laptop it starts to look for the “Free Public WiFi” SSID.
This process is repeated in many locations across the US and world again and again, Soon this SSID is in preferred wireless networks lists everywhere spreads like a virus.
So it really did start with a single person naming their ad hoc network “Free Public WiFi,” and it spread globally from there.
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Just arrived where I am staying for the next few nights….
Not the best of places, but a beautiful view!
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So much for memorandum’s of understanding,
Arrived in Perth this morning via Virgin Blue at 8:45am, to get on a connecting flight out to Geraldton at 1pm via Skywest.
I was refused entry into the lounge as apparently SkyWest flights still do not qualify for lounge access even if your a Velocity Gold or are a Lounge Member.
I Basically had to plead with the fact I flew in on Virgin this morning from Adelaide before she caved in and just let me thru without putting me on the system as entering.
See link below re: Memorandum of Understanding
Virgin Blue Airlines and Skywest Enter Memorandum of Understanding.
There was a first post, and usually my failings with a Blog that I setup, I never seem to get past the first post.
Hopefully we can get past it this time, I could rant on about Who I Am and What I Do, but I figure that is what the about me page was supposed to do, but I’ve never used it maybe I will this time!
Anyway, as one of my upper-tiered boss’s like to say, Onward!