Re: WEP or else ?

From: Kron! (youve@gotmail.com)
Date: 01/07/03 

From: "Kron!" <youve@gotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 16:21:08 -0600

Correct, they can still get on and sniff your traffic. In fact that is the
method being used by spammers. Drive by spamming. They look for a wireless
network they can get on and look for an open relay, send and leave.
"Marlon Brown" <marlon_brown@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:##uq$6otCHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP12...
> Sorry for my ignorance, but if you enable IPsec on AD, the data will be
> encrypted - good.
> However, that will not solve the problem of letting people getting IP
> addresses in the parking lot, right ?
>
>
> "Kron!" <youve@gotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:O6bpj0ntCHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP12...
> > No, thats not what I meant.
> >
> >
> > "Marlon Brown" <marlon_brown@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:uOxAPjctCHA.2648@TK2MSFTNGP09...
> > > In your view it should be Ok let anyone that is parking 10 meters from
> our
> > > building get IP addresses from our servers ?
> > > I thought that would be a considerable problem that many companies are
> > > concerned these days, or maybe I am wrong ? Once getting IP addresses
> from
> > > our networks, it would be much easier cause problems, I think.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Kron!" <youve@gotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:eFQ56jbtCHA.2280@TK2MSFTNGP11...
> > > > Well, they can't join there computers to your domain so they end up
> with
> > > > tcp/ip access, but can't get to files themselves.
> > > >
> > > > "Marlon Brown" <marlon_brown@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:#Glqb3atCHA.1668@TK2MSFTNGP09...
> > > > > Basically we do have more than 500 laptops. It should be available
> Ok
> > > for
> > > > > all people in our company.
> > > > > Non employees and contractors that are trying to visit our site or
> > doing
> > > > > unathorized access should be kicked out.
> > > > > LEAP initially worked well, but failed because we have MAC's and
> zones
> > > > were
> > > > > shut off. I need to find something else and I am not sure if WEP
> would
> > > be
> > > > > worthwhile...
> > > > >
> > > > > "Kron!" <youve@gotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:#6jDurZtCHA.432@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> > > > > > Do you truly need wireless, or is it a few gadget heads that
> "need"
> > > it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Marlon Brown" <marlon_brown@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:#1za9kZtCHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> > > > > > > I am looking for a security implementation on Wireless to make
> it
> > > more
> > > > > > > difficult for unauthorized people bring in laptops outside the
> > > > building
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > connect to our network.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > From reading the latest article on Network Magazine, it was
> > > mentioned
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > "WEP has security flaws in its implementations".
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > What would be a good option for wireless security ?
> > > > > > > LEAP didn't work well for me because we do have Mac's and
zones
> > and
> > > > > > password
> > > > > > > changes didn't work with leap.
> > > > > > >
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