> -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jason Dixon > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 10:06 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: Router/Firewall Recommendation > > On Jun 25, 2004, at 11:04 AM, Otto Haliburton wrote: > > > I don't particularly have respect for someone who decides to call > > someone > > else a moron, I lose respect for them very fast and any follower who > > thinks > > that it is okay for them to disrespect someone because they are > > perceived to > > have earned some badge of honor. The guy maybe great, but I didn't > > endorse > > wireless routers in my post, in fact I put them down, but he didn't > > read the > > post carefully and opened his mouth and inserted foot. Wireless > > networks > > can be penetrated, but it is not trivial. You need to know where it > > is and > > come into range of the transmission limitations to start out with, you > > have > > to be able to select that wireless network out of all of the ones that > > are > > up and running. Cell phones, for example can be compromised, but you > > don't > > compromise them by selecting a particular phone, you select all > > transmission > > and throw the ones away that you are not interested in, but you can do > > this > > because they use a base station for transmissions. Wireless networks > > are > > very limited in their transmission range so you can't just say I'm > > going to > > take your signal, you have to get close. Someone mentioned directional > > antennae, but two way radios have directional antennae and I can't > > talk to > > someone in Germany with a two way radio. So, to get respect you need > > to be > > respectful, to get disrespect then open your mouth and call someone a > > moron. > > How do you manage to talk so much and say so little? By coming in contact with you. > > -- > Jason Dixon, RHCE > DixonGroup Consulting > http://www.dixongroup.net > > > > -- > 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
