On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:47:16 -0500, "Lewis G Rosenthal"
<os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:
> Neil has a small built-in safeguard against a man-in-the-middle (MTM)
> attack. As MAC addresses can easily be forged, creating a generic
> whitelist of MAC addresses is weak security, at best. By going Neil's
> route, *all* clients are forbidden to attach until he disables the
> security. At that point, he lets the client connect, adds that single
> MAC to the whitelist, and away he goes. Unless someone is trying to
> access the network at that exact moment (with *his* MAC), he should be
> reasonable assured that he's the only one connected.
I don't need much security here. I'm just trying to get the neighbors to
connect to their access point and me to my access point. I built a few laptops
for people, and I heard Ray's beeping each time I finished the install and the
WiFi attempted to connect.
Neil
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Neil Waldhauer, neil@blondeguy.com
If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving isn't for you.
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