[ale] kimset

[Dow Hurst]

I picture a triangulating array combined with a auto-defragger (robotic 
machine gun) on your roof.  Someone starts transmitting to your wireless 
network that isn't authorized and you zero in on them and eliminate the 
source. ;-)
Dow


Geoffrey wrote:

> cfowler wrote:
>
>> A VPN is part of an acceptable solution.  But that only protects the
>> data in that tunnel.  the #1 problem is that 802.11b allows anyone to
>> :"plug-in".  Its the same as me dragging a 100' piece of cat-5 from my
>> 100mb switch to the curb at home.  Anyone can plug that in and I can not
>> stop them.  What I have to do is secure it and make it difficult to
>> plug-in so that someone may not be motivated enough to do it.
>
>
> I love this stuff.  I was not aware of that.  Cool.  So, how is this 
> done?  Firewall and such, as well as restricting connectivity via Mac? 
> Do these devices have mac addresses?
>
> What else do you do to secure this thing?  (image of cat5 cable 
> flopping around in the front yard....)
>
>

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