RE: Cisco LEAP exploit tool...

[Ron DuFresne <dufresne () winternet com>]

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004, Jeff Schreiner wrote:

> 7 miles away is stretching it a bit far considering that all 802.11g
> wireless transmissions range between 2.4 - 2.4835 Ghz 802.11a/h/j range
> between 5.47 - 5.725 Ghz not only are the frequencies prone to scatter...the
> radio waves bounce off everything.  All wireless routers are limited by FCC
> regulations to a maximum of 1 watt.

The sniffing antenea does not have to have these limitations though.
diretional antenea can reachout much farther and pickuup what might be
thought to be reaching only a short distance.

Thanks,


Ron DuFresne
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