RE: Wireless security

["Dr John Tankard" <john@xxxxxxx>]

Mark and be are both using linksys card with a linksys AP, on the ipaq you
can use 128 bit, I have not tried it on the epod. Because of the struture
of
my house, external walls are 2'6" min 3' max, I cannot get reception
outside
so I am not using encryption

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Callander [mailto:craig@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 29 August 2001 16:10
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Wireless security
>
>
> Mark/John/Other wireless epoders
>
> I recall you are running linksys 802.11b. Are you running 128bit
> encryption
> with the epod??
>
> The reason I ask is my SMC AP is configured with no encryption as
default.
> After reading documentation, I read to use 128bit encryption you must
> configure 2000/NT/9x/Me drivers and AP. I can see no option with my CE
> drivers to change encryption level.
>
> Cheers
>
> Craig
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr John Tankard [mailto:john@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 3:31 PM
> To: UKHA
> Subject: [ukha_d] Wireless security
>
>
> Just red this from Silicon
>
> Hackers are storming wireless networks with AirSnort, a new
> program designed
> to attack one of the most established wireless standards on the
market.
>
> AirSnort allows hackers to capture data transmitted over any wireless
> network supposedly protected by the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
system,
> otherwise known as the 802.11b standard, which encrypts
> information as it is
> transmitted.
>
> The 802.11b standard transmits in direct sequence connections over
public
> airwaves that are also shared by television, radio and mobile phone
> transmissions.
>
> When sufficient data is collected, AirSnort pieces together the
system's
> password.
>
> US security company, Argus, is in agreement with AirSnort developers
who
> believe 802.11b is an insecure and easily hackable encryption
mechanism.
>
> AirSnort developers said as well as allowing users to infiltrate
networks,
> the program is a slap in the face to those that denied previous
> rumours that
> the standard was insecure and inappropriate for corporate use.
>
> An earlier released tool called WEPcrack is also able to hack into the
> wireless standard, but not as quickly as AirSnort.
>
>
>
>
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