Re: Satellite eavesdropping of 802.11b traffic

2004-05-28 Thread R. A. Hettinga
At 5:41 PM -0700 5/27/04, Bill Stewart wrote: Pringles cans. Okay... I'll bite. What *is* resolution of a Pringle's can at 100-200 miles? 23,000 miles? Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation http://www.ibuc.com/

RE: Satellite eavesdropping of 802.11b traffic

2004-05-28 Thread Trei, Peter
R. A. Hettinga At 12:35 PM -0400 5/27/04, John Kelsey wrote: Does anyone know whether the low-power nature of wireless LANs protects them from eavesdropping by satellite? It seems to me that you'd need a pretty big dish in orbit to get that kind of resolution. The Keyholes(?) are