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Wired vs. wireless - security vs. speed

Wired vs. wireless - security vs. speedBut Zack...[i]...the only place in my house that I could get a decent wireless connection was lying on my back with my legs perched against the corner kitchen surface, with my laptop resting precariously on my belly.[/i]...isn't that the position you always assume when...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Wired Inc., wireless, SSID, security, WPA2

Discussion threads 2008-11-27

Survey: 88% of Mumbai's wireless networks easy to compromise

Survey: 88% of Mumbai's wireless networks easy to compromiseSSID broadcastingBroadcasting your SSID isn't necessarily a security issue in that all it does is hide it from Microsoft's default wifi network listing and configuration tool. Any other OS and almost all other wifi networking tools will still easily see wireless access...

Tags: Wi-Fi, survey, SSID, wireless network, wireless, network, WAP

Discussion threads 2008-10-16

IT Dojo: How to spoof a MAC address

When you support small offices, home offices, and remote offices, you often run across older wireless equipment. Equipment that's likely secured with MAC filtering and perhaps a hidden SSID and WEP encryption.Most techs would agree that MAC filtering alone isn't going to secure a wireless network and that even WEP...

Tags: MAC, Information Technology, TechRepublic Inc., it dojo, bill detwiler, microsoft windows, security, wi-fi, wireless, wep, mac address, ssid, spoofing

Videos 2008-07-14

PCI security standard endangers wireless LANs

PCI security standard endangers wireless LANsI see no problem with SSID hidingThe real problem is that the SSID probe request contains enough information to facilitate offline cracking.The SSID probe request will always be there, if it's insecure, then make it secure!Users will always use urban legend security sometimes in addition...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Retail, LANs, SSID, PCI, security, wireless, wireless lan, LAN, retail company, PCI security standard

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

PCI security standard endangers wireless LANs

With wireless penetration tools like KARMA and the new FreeRADIUS-WPE, users who are using urban legend security and enterprise wireless LANs are more vulnerable than ever. One of the biggest threats facing wireless LAN users is SSID probing which is forced by the reckless usage of SSID broadcast suppression....

Tags: Security, LAN, SSID, PCI, WLAN, Security Standard, PCI Security Standard, Wi-Fi, Wireless, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-03-11

The easy way to avoid a Wi-Fi virus

The easy way to avoid a Wi-Fi virusNo such word as "kudo"There is no such word as "kudo". "Kudos" is not a plural, it is a greek word meaning, literally, "praise". You should have used the term "kudos-seeking", not "kudo-seeking".RE: The easy way to avoid a Wi-Fi virusHow about MAC...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Strong Encryption, MAC Address Filtering, WPA, SSID, Wi-Fi virus, Wi-Fi, MAC address, MAC, virus, network

Discussion threads 2008-01-04

Adventures in wireless

Adventures in wirelessHP Wireless UtilityIs admittedly horrible. I recommend disabling it and using the built in windows wireless util. As far as your comparisons I've had much easier times configuring PCs for use on a router then macs.That's because Apple probes for SSIDs every 60 seconds which is...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Intel Corp., wireless, Microsoft Windows Vista, SSID, network

Discussion threads 2007-04-02

Wireless LAN security myths that won't die

Wireless LAN security myths that won't dieDoes OS X probe for hidden SSIDsThe story mentioned that WinXP did this. What about Mac OS X?So at homeI run a 802.11g router in "silent" mode with WPA-PSK. You would argue that I should re-enable the SSID broadcast? Why? ...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Routers & switches, Network technology, wireless, WLAN, SSID, router, Wi-Fi, WPA-PSK

Discussion threads 2007-03-26

Are Wi-Fi security myths good for deterrence?

In response to my popular "The six dumbest ways to secure a Wireless LAN", Timothy wrote a letter to me asking if there was any legitimate deterrence value against the casual hacker to some of the common myths in securing a Wireless LAN such as "SSID suppression", "DHCP restrictions", and...

Tags: Mac Filtering

Blog posts 2006-01-24

Windows Wi-Fi 'vulnerability' not a vulnerability

Windows Wi-Fi 'vulnerability' not a vulnerabilityGood One / Infrastructure OnlyA quick Start>Run>cmd, to get to a dos prompt followed by:netstat -rWill display your routing table.If you see 'link-local' or you use -rn, you should NOT expect to see a destination:169.254.x.xAs George astutely points out George knows Networking, setting your wireless...

Tags: Notebooks, Kismet, Microsoft Windows, wireless, Thanks George, wireless card, SSID, vulnerability, laptop computer, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2006-01-19

Windows Wi-Fi 'vulnerability' not a vulnerability

[Updated 1/20/2006 2:00 AM: I had a chat with Mark Loveless after he contacted me after reading this blog and we cleared some issues up.] We've had two stories this week by Tom Espiner declaring a new Wi-Fi vulnerability in Windows XP with SP2 and that a fix wasn't...

Tags: SSID, vulnerability, Mark Loveless

Blog posts 2006-01-19

Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered

Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discoveredQuestion about this "vulnerability"[i]You could just as easily connect to an unsecured evil twin network.[/i]If you specified a WEP or WPA key on your client along with the SSID, would that protect you from connecting to an "evil twin network" or an unexpected peer computer? I would...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Network security, Microsoft Corp., Wi-Fi, network, SSID, WPA, WEP, Microsoft Windows, security

Discussion threads 2006-01-16

The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN

For the last three years, I've been meaning to put to rest once and for all the urban legends and myths on wireless LAN security. Every time I write an article or blog on wireless LAN security, someone has to come along and regurgitate one of these myths. If that...

Tags: SSID, password, wireless

Blog posts 2005-03-18

Worried about Wi-Fi security?

Worried about Wi-Fi security?For what it's worth...Security was easy to configure on my Netgear wireless router at home. I don't broadcast the SSID, I use mac registration for wireless, and I'm running WPA PSK. The router also has a firewall. That's hardly fool-proof, but it should make...

Tags: Network security, NETWORKING, Laziness, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi security, wireless, network, SSID, WPA, router

Discussion threads 2005-01-19

Additional Resources

Kodak 5250

The ESP 5250 is Kodak's latest upgrade to last year's ESP 5 all-in-one AIO, which should be obvious from the almost identical design. Aside from looks, the printer does make improvements to print quality and most notably, output speed, but the printer still isn't perfect--it's missing an auto-document feeder and...

Tags: Scanners, Printers, Monitors & displays, Eastman Kodak Co., ESP 5, ESP, scanner, printer

Product reviews 2009-10-29

Wi-Fi Direct connections coming soon; Like Bluetooth, but better

"Ad-Hoc Network??"The way this article is written sounds very similar to how one might describe an ad-hoc wireless network (which has been around since Day 1 of Wi-Fi). Given the fact I can already do all the things that are mentioned to a limited degree, could you the author please...

Tags: Engineering, Wireless LANs, Mice, Wireless and Mobility, Bluetooth, way this article, battery, Wi-Fi, mouse, wireless

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

WirelessNetView 1.26 (Windows)

WirelessNetView is a small utility that runs in the background, and monitor the activity of wireless networks around you. For each detected network, it displays the following information: SSID, Last Signal Quality, Average Signal Quality, Detection Counter, Authentication Algorithm, Cipher Algorithm, and more.

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, NirSoft, WirelessNetView, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless And Mobility

Software downloads 2009-09-24

Researchers crack WPA Wi-Fi encryption in 60 seconds

Thats why WPA2 is the only way to go..WPA is nice for backwards compatibility - esp those that cant talk WPA2 (AES-CCMP) but this is all the more reason to remove these devices. I personally use WPA2-ENT [yes at home] which I understand is not the norm :) but I...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Network security, Wireless and Mobility, WPA, WPA2, wireless, Microsoft Xbox, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

WirelessNetView 1.22 (Windows)

WirelessNetView is a small utility that runs in the background, and monitor the activity of wireless networks around you. For each detected network, it displays the following information: SSID, Last Signal Quality, Average Signal Quality, Detection Counter, Authentication Algorithm, Cipher Algorithm, and more.Version 1.22 has fixed bug, When WirelessNetView window...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, NirSoft, WirelessNetView, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless And Mobility

Software downloads 2009-08-03

Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 (Sprint)

The Sprint Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200 mobile router shares the same hardware as the Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot with different branding and slightly different service and pricing.At $100, the device is actually more expensive than it seems when you factor in the required data plan by Sprint....

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, Novatel Wireless, Sprint Communications, Sprint Novatel Wireless MiFi 2200, router

Product reviews 2009-07-28