wireless network interception

From: spokin (spoking_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 09/18/04 

Date: 18 Sep 2004 13:03:53 -0700

Ok, all you wireless security freaks, I need your help - educate me.

Question 1: given a wireless router with WEP encryption, can an
outside machine intercept a signal from a network machines WITHOUT
getting the router to recognize it (the interceptor) in some fashion?

Question 2: If eavesdropping is actually taking place, is there some
way to DETECT that it is happening? How?

Question 3: If isp account hijacking were taking place thru my router,
to spam or whatever, shouldn't i be able to see their connection in
the router log?

My setup is a wireless router as my DHCP server, with DSL connection
on the other side. All machines on local network run software
firewalls, base ip address range has been customized, password for the
router is strong, and I run WEP. But I think my questions are generic
enough that this detail won't matter.

Thanks;
spokesinger

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