Ah....no sorry. If I can figure out your MAC address on the network which takes about 3 minutes, I can spoof your MAC and I'm now allowed on your AP. Keep in mind like everyone else said....WEP can easily be cracked...and MAC filtering is even easier to blow by.
-----Original Message----- From: J. Bilder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 12:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wireless Networking What if you're running 128 Bit WEP and filter on MAC address? You can't even get a signal unless you're MAC address is allowed.. Thanks! - Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Potter, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Matt Stern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 12:43 PM Subject: RE: Wireless Networking Well, a good hacker can crack a WEP key in about 15 minutes. So if you can find a way to manually change your WEP key every 10 minutes then you are in good shape! :) Seriously though - Help is here - mostly in the form of WPA. You can read up on that in these two articles: http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/0331wpa.html http://newsforge.com/newsforge/03/06/09/1331225.shtml?tid=14 http://www.devx.com/wireless/Door/11331 Also, I just got a bunch of info from this list about tips for locking down security. I can send you a consolidation of what I learned if you'd like. -----Original Message----- From: Matt Stern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 10:22 AM To: Leif Gregory Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wireless Networking Hello all: I've heard that wireless (802.11b, a, and g) are inherently insecure due to the ability to sniff packets. However, what about using the 64 bit or 128 bit WEP encryption that comes with the router (such as linksys). Isn't that good enough? Where can I get more info on locking down wireless? Thanx. -- Matthew H. Stern, CCP/CDP, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Serving the IT industry since 1976 Comprehensive Computer Services Inc. www.comprehensive.com Phone: 631 755-2250, Fax 755-2254 560 Broad Hollow Road, Melville NY 11747 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
