Re: Wireless LAN detection

[Gene <gyoo () attbi com>]

you could look at software like netreg to identify unknow hosts that 
connects to your network and start your audit policy from that point...

gene

Boschmann, Armin wrote:
> We have a policy of no-wireless at our sites.  I want to audit this policy,
> similar to war-dialing, or more correctly war-driving.  
>
> My thinking is to find illegal wireless equipment in realtime.  My concern
> is insiders (temporary employees, contractors, 'bad' employees) plugging in
> a wireless access point, then accessing our network from the street, then
> disconnecting.  So I am envisioning a computer with a wireless receiver that
> will look for TCP/IP traffic, and tell me if it detects communications to
> any of our computers.  
>
> I can see several problems, such as distinguishing between our 192.168.x.x
> addresses and those on WLANs of our neighbors.  Also I would have to harden
> the wireless detection computer, and ideally not connect it to our network
> at all yet have some means of notifying me (pager, cell modem).
>
> Does anyone know of a product that does this?  Or if you think my approach
> is suspect, suggest another one?
>
>
> Armin Boschmann
> aboschmann () hydro mb ca
> Manitoba Hydro


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