[Duo2400] Re: Orinoco Cards

[Larry Friedman]

I dig about security, but it was really just a joke.

~ Larry


On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 04:49  PM, Andrew Butitta wrote:

>>>> but I use no encryption at all, myself.
>>
>> I hear "danger" is your middle name.
>>
>> ~ Larry
>>
>
> The only way to secure a wireless network right now is to reduce its 
> range
> and/or turn it off. 40-bit vs. 128-bit encryption sounds like night 
> and day,
> but in 802.11(a, b, g) the master key is broadcast at regular 
> intervals. It is
> trivial to capture packets and mass-analyze them to find the key.
>
> Don't worry about it. It'd take around 3-4 days before the network was
> compromised, but no one would bother doing that unless they didn't 
> like you
> and/or you had a 'fat pipe'.
>
> -Andy
>
>
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