[ale] About Wireless Connectivity

[Jim Popovitch]

These stories about how un-secure the wireless networks are remind me of the
early days of Broadband (not DSL, that's twisted pair :).  Everybody said
that Broadband would fail because it was an unsecured shared medium.

-Jim P.

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> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> tfreeman at intel.digichem.net
> Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 4:33 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: [ale] About Wireless Connectivity
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> The comments about securing wireless lans leave me glad that I've decided
> to _not_ utilize the technology and stick with physical wireing. I don't
> want to work with another layer of complexity.
>
> However, it also begs the question of "How open are most wireless
> systems?", or perhaps better stated "How clueless are most network
> admins?" A friend in security has indicated some real horror stories, but
> has anybody actually surveyed a major city with the idea of quantifying
> the situation?
>
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