[SML] Huh.. Interesting

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On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Dale Farmer via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
> The technical bits were that the hotel WiFi network would detect a "rogue
> WiFi hub".  Such as your cell phone when you put it into Hotspot mode.  It
> would send data packets to any device that was setting up a WiFi connection
> with the rogue WiFi hub, impersonating the ID of the rogue WiFi hub that
> told the device to end the session.  Then the device would have to go
> through the whole discovery and session setup rigamarole again.  Then it
> would get another spoofed shutdown packet.  Repeat ad infinitum.
>
> So connectivity was not totally blocked, but was slower than pouring
> molasses outdoors in january.  The expensive hotel provided WiFi was of
> course, not bothered.
>

That is a feature available with enterprise WiFi systems, IIRC the
original intent was to effectively disable "rogue" access points,
whether they be malfunctioning or placed by a malicious party.
However, using it to force your guests into paying for their
overpriced service is seriously uncool.

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