all your packets are being broadcast out to anyone nearby. MAC address control only means you can't authenticate to your router, but it doesn't mean other people can't read your packets
On 11/21/05, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But if you can't get the packets in the first place how do you get the MAC > Address? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 3:16 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: i may have been hacked. > > > > ip address == mac address in this context > > > > > > On 11/21/05, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > it only takes about 30 seconds to spoof and ip address and since every > > > packet contains your ip address....... > > > > > > > > > On 11/21/05, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Yeah, I also have my AP set to only accept certain MAC addresses. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 1:42 PM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Re: i may have been hacked. > > > > > > > > > > well whats equally wierd is latley my wifes mac has been having a > > hell of > > > > > a > > > > > time conecting to our netwrok which is her default. > > > > > i look at her laptop & there are like 3-6 other networks interfering > > with > > > > > her connection. > > > > > > > > > > i usually have to force a rlease & renew on the router > > > > > and then re-enter the network name or password to it... > > > > > > > > > > did see 1 network the other day called deviece1, which i thought > > sounded > > > > > menacing. > > > > > but didnt think any thing of it till just now. > > > > > > > > > > so i am not at all familar with what tools some one would use. > > > > > but does this sound like a scenario. > > > > > > > > > > i go to work. > > > > > forget to shut off pc. > > > > > > > > > > some one spends 2 minutes & figures out the wep password > > > > > 1223334444 or some thing similar. > > > > > > > > > > then they use what, vonage or some thing to place a call on my pc to > > the > > > > > girls phone number? > > > > > > > > > > just seems like to much trouble to make a prank/menacing call. > > > > > > > > > > i wish my router had a history of log files. > > > > > but i think if i remeber i have to manually save them.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:183394 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
