Wireless Security and WarDriving

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:04 pm

Ok.. So, questions.. What kind of steps do I need to make my wifi connexion safe fromt he public? I have enabled WEP 64bit. Should I do the 128? Or is 64 Ok? I highly doubt there is anybody in my neighborhood that's smart enough, let alone has the resources to crack it. Anything else I should consider?

Ok, so I've got this nifty new wireless card. How common are HotSpots? Does it just depend on your area?. I plan on making a trip to Maryland from here (Louisiana) in Feb. Any chance I'll find a few on the way you think?

Pugsley, how many did you find on your last outing?

Just curious, no mal intent here guys.

eGo

DoPeY5007 · Post by **DoPeY5007** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:30 pm

disable the broadcast SSID and enable the MAC address thing that you need to type in the MAC addresses that can access the WiFi

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:33 pm

What he said. If you disable SSID then you're not broadcasting your existence to the universe.

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:44 pm

Well i was using one of my antennas and was getting all sorts of stuff. Was about a mile from the collage campus and all sorts of stuff started popping up... 60% was wide open.. 60% of that was stock out of the box, and the others had some changes made but were still acessable and about 10-15 were actually locked down.

Just depends where you are and what antenna your using.