Mac Address will be sniff and spoof... -----Message d'origine----- De: Doug Wombles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Date: 17 octobre, 2001 15:01 À: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet: RE: Wireless LAN for the Home network.
I talked to several reps at a Technology Expo here last week about wireless technology. They told me that the latest wireless systems are based on MAC address because of the problems experienced at trade shows. They also said that you can even set up the systems to ONLY give access to machines with specific MAC addresses which eliminates the sniffers from getting in to your network even if they do have your login/password. Another thing they showed me was that the wireless system they were using(I am sure it was top of the line to show how great it could be) was able to go much further than Cat-5 cabling. They were using it at about a 200m range. Also, the signal was not affected by fluorescent lights, power lines or other normal forms of interference. Besides, unless you live in an apartment complex or you work for the CIA/FBI, why would a hacker waste their time sniffing in a normal neighborhood in the hopes that someone MIGHT have a wireless network in their home they can hack into? later dw >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Wireless LAN for the Home network. >Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 13:05:05 -0400 > >I am considering doing the same thing at home and have done a fair >bit of research. > >What I have determined so far: > >1. Wireless is not very secure. > >2. If you are not careful on how you configure your bridge then >someone outside of your house can *easily* connect, sniff and use >your network. Just ask anyone that has done this at a trade show >or airport and they can tell you it is very easy. > >3. It sure beats pulling wires so if you can deal with points 1 >and 2 then it is worth serious consideration. > >Best regards, > >Brian >----- >Brian Monkman >Technical Program Manager, Firewall Certification >ICSA Labs >1200 Walnut Bottom Road >Carlisle PA 17013-7635 >Phone:717.241.3263 >Fax:717.243.8642 >www.icsalabs.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: Alan Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 3:03 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Wireless LAN for the Home network. > > >Hi, >Has anyone any specific do's and don'ts for a wireless LAN at home, >I am looking at running the Buffalo Air station PCMCIA cards (2) in >my sons desktop and my laptop, and the wireless bridge with router >on he main desktop machine which is the machine with adsl coming >into it. > >Currently running Win ME on the machine with ADSL on it but would >consider upgrade to/or dual boot with Win 2K. > >Usual IDS suite running ( snort, blackice defender, plus a couple >of Ateliers progs ) > >All the best > >Alan > >Alan J Wright B.Sc(Hons)(Open) >SMS +47624462772. >Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
