[WISPA] Winbox

2007-09-09 Thread Jason
Since winbox came up lately, How secure is the winbox protocol (assuming you have a great password)? Is it safe enough to open up to the outside world, or would I be asking to get hacked? Jason ** Join us

RE: [WISPA] Winbox

2007-09-09 Thread Mac Dearman
You have the option on the Winbox GUI itself to use secure password if you put a check in the box. Mac -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 11:06 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Winbox

Re: [WISPA] Winbox

2007-09-09 Thread Jason
--Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jason Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 11:06 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Winbox Since winbox came up lately, How secure is the winbox protocol (assuming you have a great password)? Is it safe enou

RE: [WISPA] Winbox

2007-09-09 Thread Ty Carter Lightwave Communications
Not really sure. Maybe if someone from Mikrotik is lurking they can interject Ty Carter From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 4:25 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Winbox Yes, but is the link encrypted or can

RE: [WISPA] Winbox

2007-09-09 Thread Mac Dearman
To: WISPA General List Subject: RE: [WISPA] Winbox The application never asks for a secure certificate; so one would need to assume that the link is not encrypted and can be seen through a packet sniff. Also the port it uses is just a standard TCP port; maybe the exchange between winbox challenge