Anyone can make a $5.00 directional antenna out of household items that can effectively boost range and target a certain point. It's not that hard and it's def not rocket science. > -----Original Message----- > From: Otto Haliburton [mailto:ottohaliburton@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 10:31 AM > To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list' > Subject: RE: Router/Firewall Recommendation > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jason Dixon > > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 9:19 AM > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > Subject: Re: Router/Firewall Recommendation > > > > On Jun 25, 2004, at 10:13 AM, Otto Haliburton wrote: > > > > > Well, somebody took the bait. I'm sure with pinpoint > accuracy he used > > > satellite communications to send a uplink that lands in > your wireless > > > network ignoring all other wireless networks to exactly > with great care > > > access only yours with consistency, I mean how did he select yours > > > over all > > > others cause these wireless adapters have infinite power > to roam and > > > access > > > the world. And if you believe this I have a bridge to sell you in > > > Brooklyn. > > > I suppose with a wireless network a local person within > range of your > > > network might be able to penetrate it.('m not sure, but I > do know it > > > is not > > > trivial). If you need that much security, why would you > go wireless to > > > start out with. Look at the intelligent community, they have been > > > able to > > > penetrate wireless for years. And if you know anything about cell > > > phones I > > > would suggest that you not talk about secrets if you are in that > > > environ, > > > but of course, you have to know a lot to take advantage of these > > > things and > > > you need the proper equipment(you do need this). > > > > You're a moron. The more you open your mouth, the more you expose > > yourself as the poser you really are. > > > > It takes no skill for an uneducated employee to plug in a WAP into a > > (otherwise secure) network segment. Immediately, your > entire corporate > > network is exploitable. I routinely walk around with my > Zaurus, amazed > > at the number of wide-open wireless segments in these corporate > > business parks. > > > > If you don't believe/understand that, you're living in denial. > > > > -- > > Jason Dixon, RHCE > > DixonGroup Consulting > > http://www.dixongroup.net > again you have some moron calling someone else a moron. Did > you read the > posting. Example. There are five houses with wireless > routers and you are > standing in the middle. Which one will you be able to access > consistently. > Okay, you roam close to one and his network comes in, then > you roam close > the other and his network comes in. So which is which and > what do you do > with the info. Then you have transmissions that come out of > the blue, you > know like when your cell location says you somewhere you are > not. That's the > problem. You need to be able to penetrate the wireless > network you chose > consistently and after you do you need to know what to do in > that particular > environ. Before you go calling people morons you need to do > analysis of the > problem. Lot's of people have done this and you need to read > the theory on > limitation of transmission ranges for wireless equipment. > There is a whole > world of security out here that you are not aware of but most > of all reading > closely what was said is important try reading it again maybe > you will get > the point > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
