I say Tomato, you say DD-WRT. Let's call the whole thing oooofffffff. On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Jonathan Link<[email protected]> wrote: > See if your router is supported by DD-WRT. > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Jon Harris <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have 2 in my neighborhood that are open but I refuse to look when I go >> to someones home at what the neighbors are doing. I feel it is not my >> business to advertise that someone is unsecured. I do on the other hand try >> to keep my clients safe and I am very thankful that someone started this >> thread. I am looking at securing mine but doubt I will be able to as it is >> about 3 to 5 years old now and listed as EOL by the manufacturer. >> >> Jon >> >> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Murray Freeman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Another concer, but for people who don't have a WIFI, or who just like >>> to mooch, is the fake "Public WIFI" that are 'default' and unsecured. I >>> understand that these are used by unscrupulous people to capture >>> personal info. Every now and then, I see one of those in my >>> neighborhood. >>> >>> >>> Murray >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 2:01 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: New Attack Cracks WPA in a Minute >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Jeff Brown<[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Seriously, what are the odds someone in your neighborhood is lurking >>> > around with the technology/desire to break into your home network? >>> >>> For a home network, the biggest threat is probabbly someone looking to >>> mooch Internet access. Possibly a criminal looking to cover their >>> tracks. (How would you like kiddie porn being traced to your IP >>> address?) These aren't targeted attacks; anyone will do. For this sort >>> of thing, the best countermeasure is to have a neighbor with a less >>> secure access point. Same principle as car alarms: Car alarms don't >>> make it impossible to steal your car; rather, they just make it easier >>> to steal the car parked next to yours. >>> >>> Targeted attacks seem a lot less likely for home networks. >>> >>> Certainly, some people/organizations scan for networks to break in to >>> for data mining purposes. I'd guess the most likely attack here would >>> actually come from someone looking for corporate networks (they >>> typically are of higher value). In this case, enacting sophisticated >>> countermeasures -- like turning off SSID broadcast -- might (*might*) >>> actually draw attention: Attackers scanning the area might see that as a >>> sign that your network has something to hide. >>> >>> I suppose someone could go looking for home networks to steal credit >>> card numbers, etc., that might be stored on home PCs, but that seems >>> unlikely. It's high risk (requires local physical presence) and offers >>> little reward, and there are much easier alternatives (spyware). >>> >>> -- Ben >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ >>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >> >> >> >> > > > >
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