Re: [Dorset] SSID Hiding

2017-02-07 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry, > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_cloaking > > I'm assuming that you're refering to the following extract: > > 'Worse still, because a station must probe for a hidden SSID, a fake > access point can offer a connection.' > > Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't that fake AP

Re: [Dorset] SSID Hiding

2017-02-07 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Terry, > Patrick wrote: > > Determining and spoofing the MAC address and SSID is totally > > feasible. > > But probably not by an up and coming geek. It's pretty easy due to programs like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kismet_(software) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircrack-ng I'd expect

[Dorset] Bournemouth Pub Meeting Tonight, Tuesday 2017-02-07.

2017-02-07 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi, It's the pub meet tonight at The Broadway, 8pm-ish. For those that haven't been before look out for a flip of laptops or Terry's stuffed penguin. http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=meetings%3Apub http://dorset.lug.org.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=members#terry_coles We are often to

Re: [Dorset] SSID Hiding

2017-02-07 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Patrick, > That is interesting to consider. I wonder how the psychology works > out. Are hidden networks "off the radar", or do they look like juicier > targets, because somebody is trying to hide them? I could imagine the latter. When faced with N networks to attack and limited resources,

Re: [Dorset] SSID Hiding

2017-02-07 Thread PeterMerchant via dorset
On 06/02/17 16:19, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, I have just installed a shiny new Netgear VSDL Router to replace the never updated Plusnet supplied one. The main reasons that I bought it is that the Plusnet router has the above mentioned lack of security patches and the inability to filter on MAC

Re: [Dorset] SSID Hiding

2017-02-07 Thread Terry Coles
On Monday, 6 February 2017 16:19:26 GMT Terry Coles wrote: > I have just installed a shiny new Netgear VSDL Router to replace the never > updated Plusnet supplied one. > > The main reasons that I bought it is that the Plusnet router has the above > mentioned lack of security patches and the

Re: [Dorset] SSID Hiding

2017-02-07 Thread PeterMerchant via dorset
On 07/02/17 09:40, Terry Coles wrote: On Monday, 6 February 2017 16:19:26 GMT Terry Coles wrote: I have just installed a shiny new Netgear VSDL Router to replace the never updated Plusnet supplied one. The main reasons that I bought it is that the Plusnet router has the above mentioned lack of

Re: [Dorset] SSID Hiding

2017-02-07 Thread tda
On 07/02/17 09:02, PeterMerchant via dorset wrote: On 06/02/17 16:19, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, I have just installed a shiny new Netgear VSDL Router to replace the never updated Plusnet supplied one. The main reasons that I bought it is that the Plusnet router has the above mentioned lack of

[Dorset] Fwd: [Hampshire] Any of you guys after a Job in Portsmouth?

2017-02-07 Thread Tim
This was posted on the Hants lug if anybody is interested. Tim Forwarded Message Hi Guys, It's been years since I last posted on here at all but I'm in a bit of a bind looking for a good support engineer for our team. Key skills are of course Linux but also some