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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- SSID
- Service Set IDentifier The name assigned to a wireless Wi-Fi network. All devices must use this same, case-sensitive name to communicate, which is a text string up to...
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ZDNet Resources
- 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
- D-Link Xtreme N Duo Media Router DIR-855 - wireless router
- We pitted the D-Link Xtreme N Duo Media Router DIR-855 against the only other true dual-band router we've reviewed, the Linksys WRT610N. The DIR-855 beat the WRT610N in overall throughput performance, but its design and desktop setup application couldn't compete. Both routers offer about the same range; the WRT610N provides...
- Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, WCN, wireless, wireless router, D-Link DIR-855, D-Link Systems, router, Linksys WRT610N
- Product reviews 2008-07-18
- Synet Windy31 USB Wireless Router
- The Synet Windy31 USB Wireless Router (MW-P54SS) is not your typical router. Instead of connecting it to your DSL or cable modem to share an Internet connection, you plug it into a USB port on your PC or laptop. Once plugged in, the $60--roughly the price of a regular USB...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, wireless router, Windy31, router, USB
- Product reviews 2008-04-30
- Make your own Wi-Fi access point, for free
- Make your own Wi-Fi access point, for freeWhen did the Linksys WRT54G become freeEven if you had a router already, claiming that you can "Make your own Wi-Fi access point, for free" is a big stretch of the truth.The router cost money, so you need to add the cost (even...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Routers & switches, own Wi-Fi access point, access point, Wi-Fi access point, router, Wi-Fi
- Discussion threads 2008-03-22
- A free and easy way to test your Wi-Fi security
- If you're wondering just how secure your home network is, here's an easy way to find out. Pure Networks, makers of the popular Network Magic management tool for home networks, has a free diagnostic scan that will deliver a scorecard on your network's security status. ...
- Tags: Router, Network, Network Magic, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Security, Networking, Routers & Switches, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 (AT&T)
- You knew it was just a matter of time before one of the GSM carriers got a hold of the next-gen RIM BlackBerry Pearl after Verizon Wireless released the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8130. And that lucky carrier would be AT&T. Today, AT&T introduced the RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120, a Wi-Fi-enabled...
- Tags: Handhelds, Pearl 8120, AT&T Corp., RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry Pearl, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120
- Product reviews 2008-03-13
- New tool cracks most enterprise wireless LANs
- New tool cracks most enterprise wireless LANsThat's why I don't use these methods for securityYou have to consider wireless networks as inherently insecure, whether you use wep, wpa or any of this complicated key crap. They were asking for wireless acces here at my corp for a long time and...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Modems, Wi-Fi, Network security, Cable, Exe, enterprise Wireless LAN, wireless, tool, RADIUS
- Discussion threads 2008-03-06
- New tool cracks most enterprise wireless LANs
- If your company or organization runs an enterprise wireless LAN network, I have some troubling news for you. Odds are high that your current "enterprise-class" wireless LAN deployment is vulnerable to authentication leakage which not only exposes your internal network but all of your server access controls. ...
- Tags: Security, Funk Software, WLAN, Server, Tool, Odds, Wireless Client, Certificate Authority, Wi-Fi, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wireless, Networking, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- How much performance gain can you expect from a Draft-N router?
- How much performance gain can you expect from a Draft-N router?Range improvement can be impressiveI share my internet access with my girlfriend who lives in the same apartment building three floors above me. Those are three thick, reinforced concrete floors. With my G router, her reception was sporadic,...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Performance management, router, Draft-N router, Draft-N, performance gain, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
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