On 05/17/11 11:08, James McKenzie wrote: > 2011/5/17 Misha Shnurapet<shnurapet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> 18.05.2011, 02:11, "James McKenzie"<jjmckenzie51@xxxxxxxxx>: >>> The next step is MAC restricting and a lot more. However, just >>> employing security and hidden SSID is a great start. Most people do >>> not do this. >> I won't use a whitelist filter so I don't get locked out on a coincidence, plus my neighbours aren't into that level of computer science and I believe >> they're beyond the distance. >> > Beer can antenna at 1/4 of a mile works. Leo Leparte showed how to do > this. He lived on a farm property near Tracy California, United > States and was using this to relay from the house to the barn. > Interesting bit of science. > > James McKenzie Right. Also, it is not necessarily "neighbours" that are adjacent you your house or a few houses down. Someone can park a car not far from your house, and using the type of home-made antenna James mentioned, they can hack your network. I would strongly encourage you to use MAC address whitelist. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
