RE: Wireless Security

From: Herman Frederick Ebeling, Jr. (hfebelingjr_at_lycos.com)
Date: 10/14/05

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Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 21:24:23 -0400

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    Just as a note in case some were wondering. When I setup my Wi-Fi enabled
    router I did set it up with WEP enabled,
    changed the SSID, and limited access to the MAC of both my Wi-Fi card, and the
    Ethernet card in my laptop. When I
    changed the SSID I choose one that was both long and that used alphanumeric
    characters. I did the same for the
    passphrase. As well as setting it to infrastructure vs. ad-hoc mode.

    Herman

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    From: xyberpix [mailto:xyberpix@xyberpix.com]
    Sent: Thursday, 13 October, 2005 03:29
    To: hfebelingjr@lycos.com
    Cc: security-basics@securityfocus.com
    Subject: Re: Wireless Security

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    Hi Herman,

    Please see below:

    On 12 Oct 2005, at 20:17, Herman Frederick Ebeling, Jr. wrote:

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    > I've got a question (actually a few) along these lines. Let's say
    > that a person
    > has a Wi-Fi network setup at home.
    > And they find out that some of their neighbors have accessed it.
    >
    > A) What if any obligation to the neighbors does the person who
    > initially setup
    > the Wi-Fi network have?

    None at all

    > B) What happens IF one neighbor goes in and reads/deletes msgs/
    > files from
    > another neighbor's computer is the person who
    > initially setup the Wi-Fi network for their own use liable?

    Yes and no, if it was an open network, no WEP(bleh)/WPA, then you may
    hard pushed to lay charges.
    If it was secured in any way, and you never gave your neighbor the
    key/passphrase, then it's illegal for him to join your network.

    > C) Can the person who initially setup the Wi-Fi network legally
    > go in and look
    > around his/her neighbors computers?

    No, not at all, that's illegal.

    > D) What if one the neighbors get a virus, is the person who
    > initially setup the
    > Wi-Fi network liable?

    No, not at all, unless of course you are charging your neighbor for
    access to the wireless, as then their may be some issues, not to sure
    though.
    But I can't see why you would be liable here.

    > E) What if any expectations to privacy do the unauthorized users
    > have?
    >

    They are unauthorized users, none. It would kinda be like you hacking
    a box at microsoft.com, and then sueing them because you got a virus
    from their box, it wouldn't happen.
    If you were unauthorized to do be on the network, you have no rights.

    HTH

    xyberpix

    > Herman
    >
    > - -----Original Message-----
    > From: Daryl Davis [mailto:daryl@ultbingo.com]
    > Sent: Tuesday, 04 October, 2005 12:56
    > To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
    > Subject: Wireless blocking
    >
    >
    > I believe I have an unauthorized wireless router on my network. I
    > have been
    > unable to physically find it as of yet.
    >
    > Does anyone know how to find the hidden SSID and then Jam it?
    >
    > Thank you.
    >
    > Daryl R Davis
    > Digital Game Media, Inc.
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