This may be off topic, but there is a lot of networking talent
on SLUG. And the answers to this query will be very useful in
general.
A new icon I have never seen before for a PC connection to my
wireless LAN has alerted me that someone the area is attempting
to connect. The icon only indicates that it is a PC. No IP or
any info like that.
What I am after is intrusion detection software for a wireless
LAN.
* how can I get the IPs of the connected or trying to connect?
* can I "snort out" those trying to break in with WEP cracks?
That kind of stuff. I feel like I'm running blind
right now, and disconnecting the wireless is the only option
until I know what is going on.
FWIW I've run this wireless for about five years now and this is
the first time I've seen anything like this. I am in inner Sydney
and there are heaps of wireless LANs around, and an office block
full of PCs 10m across the alley from me.
One idea comes to mind: tcpdump, which has been an excellent tool
in the past, esp. to point the finger at a stray device that is
flooding the LAN.
cheers
rickw
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