RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-24 Thread Sean Rector
Issues Subject: Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com wrote: If that's the way you want to go, two cheap WAPs will provide what you want - one secured, the other not, on different frequencies. You still need a sufficiently intelligent

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-23 Thread Ken Schaefer
: Saturday, 21 February 2009 3:59 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER Actually, your shade example is a good one. Your closed shades would stop the random, wanna be burglar from taking a chance on breaking into your house, and finding nothing. They can't see

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-23 Thread Ben Scott
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com wrote: If that's the way you want to go, two cheap WAPs will provide what you want - one secured, the other not, on different frequencies. You still need a sufficiently intelligent firewall to separate the two into separate

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-21 Thread Kurt Buff
If that's the way you want to go, two cheap WAPs will provide what you want - one secured, the other not, on different frequencies. On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 21:00, Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com wrote: Unfortunately, that is not always feasible. #1: You are talking about something that is

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-21 Thread Phil Brutsche
You still need a sufficiently intelligent firewall to separate the two into separate subnets. If you don't have that, why bother with 2 APs? Goes right back to both my points - the vast majority of end users don't know how, and the vast majority of end-user equipment can't do it. Kurt Buff

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-21 Thread Kurt Buff
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 10:57, Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com wrote: You still need a sufficiently intelligent firewall to separate the two into separate subnets. If you don't have that, why bother with 2 APs? Depends on your desired outcome. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-21 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
Angus Scott-Fleming wrote: IMHO such people should set up two networks, then, one insecure for the legacy devices and one secure for real use. On 20 Feb 2009 at 23:00, Phil Brutsche wrote: Unfortunately, that is not always feasible. #1: You are talking about something that is well

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER (UNCLASSIFIED)

2009-02-20 Thread Kent, Larry CTR USA IMCOM
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE I can't believe your spell checker isn't working...:) -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: 2009-02-19 5:42 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER I can't beleive

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Martin Blackstone
Admin Issues Subject: Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER LOL! -- ME2 On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Martin Blackstone mblackst...@gmail.com wrote: That's my AP password! -Original Message- From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:angu...@geoapps.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:47 PM

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Ziots, Edward
- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER That's like back in the day. What's your WEP key? Here you go: kgRmViIDIwMDkgYXQgMTU6NTQsIFNlYW4gUmVjdG9yICB3cm90ZToNCg0KPiBI Don't write

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Martin Blackstone
+ -Original Message- From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:mblackst...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER That's like back in the day. What's your WEP key? Here you go

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Peter van Houten
Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER That's like back in the day. What's your WEP key? Here you go: kgRmViIDIwMDkgYXQgMTU6NTQsIFNlYW4gUmVjdG9yICB3cm90ZToNCg0KPiBI Don't write it down! -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread René de Haas
One of my neighbors does :-) René -Original Message- From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 2:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER WEP? Who in the good lord still uses it and thinks they are secure? WPA2 TKIP

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Jonathan Link
security. Sean Rector, MCSE From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER No no no. Those recommendations should be dismissed, they are so yesterday's idea

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER (UNCLASSIFIED)

2009-02-20 Thread Kent, Larry CTR USA IMCOM
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE his = Shook's -Original Message- From: Peter van Houten [mailto:peter...@gmail.com] Sent: 2009-02-20 9:16 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER I think that's why Martin [with his tongue firmly in his cheek] said

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
My final rebuttal is this: There is no value in an aspect of security or security process that can not be quantified. To do so is therefor meaningless, and therefore has no value - other than some human oddity that makes you personally feel good about doing it. Im going to go pull the shades

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Eric Brouwer
Actually, your shade example is a good one. Your closed shades would stop the random, wanna be burglar from taking a chance on breaking into your house, and finding nothing. They can't see that you have stuff through your windows. They just want quick cash, so they walk next door and

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Mike Gill
People that have a Nintendo DS, or other legacy devices that aren't capable of anything newer. -- Mike Gill -Original Message- From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:ezi...@lifespan.org] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:37 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER WEP? Who

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
That doesnt actually equate to a network based intrusion at all. You cant simply see through a port and identify valuable data on the other side. An intrusion still has to take place. -- ME2 On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Eric Brouwer er...@forestpost.com wrote: Actually, your shade

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 20 Feb 2009 at 9:01, Mike Gill wrote: People that have a Nintendo DS, or other legacy devices that aren't capable of anything newer. IMHO such people should set up two networks, then, one insecure for the legacy devices and one secure for real use. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
+1 -- ME2 On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Angus Scott-Fleming angu...@geoapps.com wrote: IMHO such people should set up two networks, then, one insecure for the legacy devices and one secure for real use. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Phil Brutsche
Unfortunately, that is not always feasible. #1: You are talking about something that is well beyond the skill set of 99.9% of end users #2: Outside of wireless routers capable of running DD-WRT 99.9% of the cheap $#*() crap @ Best Buy, Fry's, Office Max, Office Depot, etc are incapable

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-20 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Yea but, this is an admin list. -- ME2 On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM, Phil Brutsche p...@optimumdata.com wrote: #1: You are talking about something that is well beyond the skill set of 99.9% of end users ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Sam Cayze
Mmm... this doesn't sound like a popup that I am familiar with Windows being capable of generating. It won't even pop up that message with a Wide Open wireless connection (No password needed). Could it be the security center letting you know that the firewall is off, windows update is off, or

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Carl Houseman
Is there a no-security wireless network in range and do you allow automatic connections to it? If so, and your Netgear was temporarily unavailable, it might connect to it, thus producing the message. Or the message is simply false and showing up due to an error in the driver. Rules of thumb

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread David Mazzaccaro
: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER Mmm... this doesn't sound like a popup that I am familiar with Windows being capable of generating. It won't even pop up that message with a Wide Open wireless connection (No password needed). Could

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
What is the exact text of the message? -- ME2 On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Murray Freeman mfree...@alanet.org wrote: I hope this is on topic. I have a Dell 700m laptop and a Netgear rangemax mimo G router. I'm using WPA2, but from time to time, a baloon pops up from the icon in the

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Andy Ognenoff
card in a ThinkPad T60.  - Andy O. From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER Mmm... this doesn't sound like a popup that I am familiar with Windows

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Sam Cayze
: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER Mmm... this doesn't sound like a popup that I am familiar with Windows being capable of generating. It won't even pop up that message with a Wide Open wireless connection (No password needed). Could

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Webb, Brian (Corp)
[mailto:andyognen...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER I've seen that happen too, with the plain old Windows wireless client. WPA2 in my instance, as well. I never did figure out what the problem was but I stopped

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Lee Douglas
Message- From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:andyognen...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 1:57 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER I've seen that happen too, with the plain old Windows wireless client. WPA2 in my instance, as well. I never did figure out

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread David Mazzaccaro
...@rollouts.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER IMO, Dell's software is far better than Windows... And they supported WPA2 well before Windows did. From: David Mazzaccaro

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Carl Houseman
From: Lee Douglas [mailto:lee.doug...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER In terms of securing, I've seen recommendations to NOT have the router broadcast its SID as well as using MAC filtering. I'm sure all can likely

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Sean Rector
He's right on the money. Security through obscurity is a false security. Sean Rector, MCSE From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER No no no. Those recommendations should

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
obscurity is a false security. Sean Rector, MCSE From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER No no no. Those recommendations should be dismissed, they are so yesterday's idea

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Jonathan Link
security. Sean Rector, MCSE *From:* Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:47 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER No no no. Those recommendations should be dismissed, they are so yesterday's idea of security

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Murray Freeman
...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER No no no. Those recommendations should be dismissed, they are so yesterday's idea of security. For anyone who really wants to get in, working around MAC filtering and non

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Troy Meyer
System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER Thanks to everyone for your comments. I am using WPA2 and I do have my SSID broadcast turned off. This is a home network. On any given evening, I can see anywhere from 5 to 9 wifi signals of neighbors routers, and I figure that anyone looking

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Sean Rector
Admin Issues Subject: Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER I really hate this trite expression. It's filled with condecension and a my way is the only right way point of view. It fails to value the role of obscurity in security. If obscurity had no value, honeypots would be useless. If obscurity

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread David Mazzaccaro
[mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER No no no. Those recommendations should be dismissed, they are so yesterday's idea of security. For anyone who really wants to get in, working around MAC

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER No no no. Those recommendations should be dismissed, they are so yesterday's idea of security. For anyone who really wants to get in, working around MAC filtering and non-broadcast SID's is a piece of cake. Secure the router or access point

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Kurt Buff
Is this at home? For personal implementations, I follow Bruce's advice: http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/01/securitymatters_0110 On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:33, Murray Freeman mfree...@alanet.org wrote: I hope this is on topic. I have a Dell 700m laptop and

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Murray Freeman
Yes MMF -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 4:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER Is this at home? For personal implementations, I follow Bruce's advice: http://www.wired.com/politics

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I can't beleive that guy is a CTO. -- ME2 On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Kurt Buff kurt.b...@gmail.com wrote: Is this at home? For personal implementations, I follow Bruce's advice: http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/01/securitymatters_0110 On Thu,

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Kurt Buff
I can't either. He's definitely one of my role models - I love his books and blogs - although I don't agree with him at all points, his style of reasoning and expressing himself places him at the top of the industry. Kurt On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 14:42, Micheal Espinola Jr

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Sam Cayze
To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER Is this at home? For personal implementations, I follow Bruce's advice: http://www.wired.com/politics/security/commentary/securitymatters/2008/0 1/securitymatters_0110 On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:33, Murray Freeman mfree...@alanet.org

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Ken Schaefer
on the money. Security through obscurity is a false security. Sean Rector, MCSE From: Carl Houseman [mailto:c.house...@gmail.commailto:c.house...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER No no no. Those

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Carl Houseman
, February 19, 2009 4:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER Thanks to everyone for your comments. I am using WPA2 and I do have my SSID broadcast turned off. This is a home network. On any given evening, I can see anywhere from 5 to 9 wifi signals of neighbors routers

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
at the router. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 4:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER Is this at home? For personal implementations, I follow Bruce's advice: http://www.wired.com/politics

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
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Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Phil Brutsche
Gah! It's happening again! He said this: On 19 Feb 2009 at 15:54, Sean Rector wrote: He's right on the money. Security through obscurity is a false security. SSID hiding and MAC filtering is useless against the real bad guys, and the automated tools now work around those two things

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Martin Blackstone
That's my AP password! -Original Message- From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:angu...@geoapps.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER T24gMTkgRmViIDIwMDkgYXQgMTU6NTQsIFNlYW4gUmVjdG9yICB3cm90ZToNCg0KPiBI/7RzIHJp

RE: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Ken Schaefer
SBO? -Original Message- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:p...@optimumdata.com] Sent: Friday, 20 February 2009 2:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER Gah! It's happening again! He said this: On 19 Feb 2009 at 15:54, Sean Rector wrote: He's right on the money

Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
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Re: SECURING WIFI ROUTER

2009-02-19 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
Small bowel obstruction -- ME2 On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 11:07 PM, Ken Schaefer k...@adopenstatic.com wrote: SBO? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~