Marriott wifi blocking

Michael Van Norman mvn at ucla.edu
Fri Oct 3 22:34:14 UTC 2014


>>>My reading of this is that these features are illegal, period. Rogue AP
>>>detection is one thing, and disabling them via network or
>>>"administrative" (ie. eject the guest) means would be fine, but
>>>interfering with the wireless is not acceptable per the FCC regulations.
>>>
>>>Seems like common sense to me. If the FCC considers this 'interference',
>>>which it apparently does, then devices MUST NOT intentionally interfere.
>>
>>I would expect interfering for defensive purposes **only** would be
>>acceptable.
>
>What constitutes "defensive purposes"?

Since this is unlicensed spectrum, I don't think there is anything one has
a right to defend :)

/Mike





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