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Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers
From: Ryan Sumida <rsumida () csulb edu>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 09:21:02 -0800
According to the sales engineer that came in, a directional antenna / amp would not fool the system on where your location is. I think it is using a combination of triangulation along with the RF fingerprint to calculate where you are. --Ryan full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk wrote on 03/15/2005 05:08:19 PM:
Would guess so, but this would be easily overtaken by using directional antenna /
amplifier :)
to add my 0.1 GBP, we have written to NHS in UK on one occasion couple
of years
ago, warning them on them having open wireless link. The response was
somewhat
ridiculous that they employ CCNA, so they have nothing to worry about. We left it there... Until last December, when this wireless link was shown to the reporter
from
Sunday Times, who mentioned it in the article http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1409124,00.html The response from NHS was ridiculous again, that they do not use the
link, also
you can see OSPF updates flying around ;) Some people never learn. -- Respectfully, Konstantin V. Gavrilenko Arhont Ltd - Information Security web: http://www.arhont.com http://www.wi-foo.com e-mail: k.gavrilenko () arhont com tel: +44 (0) 870 44 31337 fax: +44 (0) 117 969 0141 PGP: Key ID - 0x4F3608F7 PGP: Server - keyserver.pgp.com KF (Lists) wrote:hrmm... is that based on signal strength or something? -KF Ryan Sumida wrote:As a side note.. Newbury Networks has a product called WiFi Watchdog that can allow/deny access based on physical location. As an example, it can be configured where anyone outside the building walls can not connect
to the network but once they move inside the building they are
allowed
access. Sounds like black magic but it works (a rep came down and showed us a demo yesterday) and can help manage who gets on an open WiFi network like Matthew's._______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://www.secunia.com/
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- Wi-fi. Approaching customers Gregh (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Wade Woolwine (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Jay Daniel (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Richard Farina (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Coral J. Cook (Mar 15)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Matthew Sabin (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Marcus Graf (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Ryan Sumida (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers KF (Lists) (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Konstantin V. Gavrilenko (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Ryan Sumida (Mar 16)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Ron DuFresne (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Gregh (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Ron DuFresne (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Ryan Sumida (Mar 16)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Marcus Graf (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Wade Woolwine (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Ryan Sumida (Mar 16)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Ryan Sumida (Mar 16)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Konstantin V. Gavrilenko (Mar 16)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Ron DuFresne (Mar 15)
- Re: Wi-fi. Approaching customers Ryan Sumida (Mar 16)