Re: [PEN-TEST] Penetrating Wireless Networks

["Clarke, Matthew J" <CLARKE06 () MORRISVILLE EDU>]

I have a raylink wireless access point in my home, it provides access for up
to 500 feet, are there any known vulns for this system? i know nothing about
it.

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From: Penetration Testers [mailto:PEN-TEST () SECURITYFOCUS COM]On Behalf
Of Rafael Coninck Teigao
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 1:00 PM
To: PEN-TEST () SECURITYFOCUS COM
Subject: Re: [PEN-TEST] Penetrating Wireless Networks


After reading the faq, I started thinking:
    wouldn't be easier to just use some kind of software encryption,
like IP-Sec?

    Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it would be possible to
set software on the gateway at the base station and on the mobile
machine to encrypt the hole traffic. After all, AFAIK, the wireless
device works solely as a bridge.

    What do you guys think?

    []'s,
    RCT.

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