well, it might protect you from attacks via your web connection, but the wireless thing just opens up a whole new can of worms. seriously, i'd love to see wireless networking that was secure, but the current systems are sadly deficient. last time i wrote about this someone said i was wrong, the same person also admitted he forgot his password once and was able to hack into his home network from work in less than a day, you figure it out. once someone is into your' lan they can likely do whatever they want, spy on your data (like credit cards and personal emails), pretend to be you (hard to argue credit card theft when the purchase came from your' ip), and other mildly creative but highly annoying things. and the industry lies, they invented the term "wired equivalent security", and now try to say it doesn't mean what any logical english speaking person would think it means, it's cryptographic snake oil, which is very common. most people sadly could do well to learn a little about security and encryption, or at least to remember that vendors lie, and if it sounds too good to be true that you are a fool to believe it.
Alex Nonnemacher wrote: > > What about the firewall built into the newer base stations (or the older > ones, for that matter)? Anyone have an opinion on their efficacy? Is > something like Brickhouse (on OS X) required in addition, or is the > Airport itself pretty secure? --------- -- As has sadly been recently documented once again, there are three major gangs, the crips, the bloods and the badges, watch out for the badges..... -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
