RE: Wifi Security

[<matthew.ford () bt com>]

> * steve () telecomplete co uk (Stephen J. Wilcox) [Mon 21 Nov 
> 2005, 16:07 CET]:
> > On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:
> > > Why would you even need to set up an AP?  Why not just sit 
> and sniff 
> > > traffic?  Gets you the _exact_ same information.
> > man in the middle is easier if you are the gateway, no need 
> to steal arp
>
> It's *wireless*!  You can just sit and sniff traffic, no need to play 
> ARP games to redirect traffic to you.

*Active* attacks are facilitated by rogue APs and arp spoofing.

Mat.