Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: John Hebert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Wireless adapter question (for college) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:46:13 -0500 Size: 2994 Url: http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/pipermail/general_brlug.net/attachments/20030811/36e3dec9/attachment-0001.eml From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Aug 11 13:15:49 2003 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Date: Mon Aug 11 11:15:51 2003 Subject: [brlug-general] Wireless adapter question (for college) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Also, What about getting a wireless pcmcia card and a pci pcmcia adapter for my desktop? -Steven P. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/pipermail/general_brlug.net/attachments/20030811/2584b48f/attachment.htm From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Aug 11 12:21:35 2003 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hebert) Date: Mon Aug 11 11:29:50 2003 Subject: [brlug-general] wifi + college campus = playground for hax0rs was RE: [brlug-gene ral] Wireless adapter question (for college) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dang. Makes me wanna go back to ULL. BTW, you _really_ need to learn more about wireless network security. There are lots of "inquisitive" geeks around college campuses who will sniff around your network packets. WEP is breakable to a geek with lots of patience. In other words, consider your web surfing habits to be public knowledge over wifi. And if you check your email using POP3 over wifi, your password will be available as well, since it is sent in the clear. Here's a good place to start: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2002/04/19/security.html Another place to start is to learn how to use SSH: http://www.suso.org/linux/tutorials/ssh.phtml You can use SSH to "tunnel" connections like POP3, but your ISP must support SSH connections coming in. Or you could setup an SSH server at another location and redirect POP3 connections through that. But that must sound like a lot of work... :P I would recommend not using wifi to do anything that you don't want others knowing about, unless you are willing to secure your connections. It is possible to protect yourself, but it will require some configuration on your end. Definitely use WEP, as this will deter the lazy or stupid geeks who know enough to run packet sniffers, but use more secure methods if you intend to do private stuff over wifi. John Hebert -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: 8/11/03 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Wireless adapter question (for college) Hi, I want a wireless card since ULL has wireless internet access. I already have a NIC on the motherboard. -Steven P. <<RE: [brlug-general] Wireless adapter question (for college)>> <<ATT00188.txt>>
