Wireless Networks..

[Christopher Wagner]

I have not experimented with wireless networking on PCs yet.  I've played a 
little with wireless networking on Macs, though, that was kinda nice.

My question is how to set-up a wireless network to protect from such issues 
as explained below.  Thanks!


-----Original Message-----
From:	Lincoln Peters [SMTP:lincoln_peters at hotmail.com]
Sent:	Sunday, October 28, 2001 1:09 PM
To:	talk at nblug.org
Subject:	Re: USB and redhat 7.2 and eth0/1

BEWARE THE WIRELESS NETWORK!  I have heard of many idiots who have set up
wireless network access points *behind* their firewalls, allowing anybody 
in
range to snoop around their network!  I've even heard reports of
"war-driving", when a malicious hacker with a laptop and a wireless NIC
(usually an 802.11b card) drives around neighborhoods, scanning for and
exploiting unprotected networks.

- Christopher Wagner
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