Theres apps out there which can figure out the keys used on the
encryption of most wireless access points pretty quickly.

Sniffer has a wireless module which can detect if rogue machines 
have entered your network, also useful for finding out if people
are using wireless nics without you knowing, there was an interesting
find in the states a while ago in a company who thought they had no 
wireless network, hidden in the roof was a laptop with a wireless 
nic and a utp nic plugged into their lan, as you can imagine they
were a tad surprised ;-) IT manager got a new laptop out of it tho'!

jeremyb.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonn-Paul Lambie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, 15 August 2002 10:20 a.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: OT: ADSL Setup


True, I saw the same news report, having setup a number of wireless
networks it takes an extra 10 mins configuration to add encryption and
access point security so people can not do this.

This just shows some administrator are lazy or have no idea of the
security implications




>There was an item on the news a week or so back about a trend overseas.
Crytic messages are starting to appear on building >walls and other
public places. They indicate where you can tap in to wireless networks.
People roam the streets with their >laptops looking for these strange
markings and then sit happily surfing the net on the back of some
businesses wireless >>network.

>No thanks.

> 

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