s vermill wrote: > > Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: > > > > Sitting in a class. It would be very cool if someone answered > > this before the class got out!? :-) > > > > Is it really true that Kismet can sniff packets on an 802.11 > > wireless network, even if you have the access point set up to > > require login/authentication. (assume the hacker doesn't know > a > > login) > > > > From what I know about access points, the hacker would fail to > > associate with the access point, and hence could not see > traffic. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Priscilla > > If I understand the question, I don't see why a wireless > sniffer would need to associate to an AP. It's pulling data > off the airways similar to a NIC in promiscuous mode on a > hard-wired network. Unless the data is encrypted, it's > available to any wireless sniffer. Sort of like a police > scanner. But I sense there is more to the question... > > > >
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