Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-31 Thread Mike Burger
Around 01:51am on Saturday, May 31, 2008 (UK time), Kevin J. Cummings scrawled: If the Admin is doing MAC filtering then having the WPA key isn't going to buy you anything unless your MAC address is already configured in the router. MACs are easy to spoof. But, without access to the list

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-31 Thread Frank Cox
On Sat, 31 May 2008 07:51:08 -0400 (EDT) Mike Burger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But, without access to the list of allowed MAC addresses, it also does you no good. And with access to the list of allowed MAC addresses, it will cause you no end of fun times when there are suddenly two identical

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-31 Thread Tim
On Sat, 2008-05-31 at 07:51 -0400, Mike Burger wrote: But, without access to the list of allowed MAC addresses, it also does you no good. Easy enough to find out, so long as you can get your hands on any computers that are allowed to use the network. That, plus the ability to spoof the

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-30 Thread max
I'll stay out of it. Let them wait till the guy comes back, if not too bad! :( That is the best solution, let the admins worry about it or your begging for trouble. -- On the eighth day he said There shall be no rest for the weary. On the ninth day he farted, and it smelled like

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-30 Thread Timothy Murphy
Antonio Olivares wrote: How does one get a KEY to a secured network that could be WEP/WPA? The guy is on vacation, A teacher needs to connect to the network to teach a lesson.  Nothing illegal or bad.  Otherwise I would not ask this question. 1) Wouldn't there usually be an ethernet

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-30 Thread Antonio Olivares
--- On Fri, 5/30/08, Timothy Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Timothy Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 5:31 AM Antonio Olivares wrote: How does one get a KEY to a secured

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-30 Thread Mike Burger
Mike Burger wrote: --- Kevin J. Cummings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's what some teachers got to do after the Network became encrypted. They took their computers to the Administrator and he put the key in for them and they are happily surfing. Other teachers that seldom use their

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-30 Thread max
Timothy Murphy wrote: Antonio Olivares wrote: How does one get a KEY to a secured network that could be WEP/WPA? The guy is on vacation, A teacher needs to connect to the network to teach a lesson. Nothing illegal or bad. Otherwise I would not ask this question. 1) Wouldn't there

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-30 Thread Ed Greshko
Mike Burger wrote: But then, again, if common sense were truly common, everyone would have it. ;-) Having it and Using it are 2 different things. :-( -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-30 Thread Kevin J. Cummings
Antonio Olivares wrote: Yes, but the network is dhcp with MAC filtering and many teachers do not know how to get into the network. Another thing is that they do not have wires to get them connected. I will stay out of this now. If the Admin is doing MAC filtering then having the WPA key

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-30 Thread Steve Searle
Around 01:51am on Saturday, May 31, 2008 (UK time), Kevin J. Cummings scrawled: If the Admin is doing MAC filtering then having the WPA key isn't going to buy you anything unless your MAC address is already configured in the router. MACs are easy to spoof. Steve -- A: Because it messes

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-30 Thread Kevin J. Cummings
Steve Searle wrote: Around 01:51am on Saturday, May 31, 2008 (UK time), Kevin J. Cummings scrawled: If the Admin is doing MAC filtering then having the WPA key isn't going to buy you anything unless your MAC address is already configured in the router. MACs are easy to spoof. Maybe so,

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-29 Thread Aaron Konstam
On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 21:06 -0400, Kevin J. Cummings wrote: Well, my experience is that I've help to configure 2 different laptops under windows xp, and in both cases, the wireless key was available from the configuration tool in plain text. YMMV. If the wireless key is readily

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-29 Thread Aaron Konstam
On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 16:46 -0700, Antonio Olivares wrote: - Original Message From: Frank Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: For users of Fedora fedora-list@redhat.com Cc: Antonio Olivares [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:31:56 PM Subject: Re: how to find WEP/WPA key

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-29 Thread Aaron Konstam
On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 23:23 -0400, max wrote: WEP is easily broken in under 5 minutes with the right tools. There are plenty of how-to's strewn across the net You can't break the WEP key unless someone is currently communicating on the connection. Find aircrack and try it. --

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-29 Thread Ian Malone
Mike Burger wrote: --- Kevin J. Cummings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's what some teachers got to do after the Network became encrypted. They took their computers to the Administrator and he put the key in for them and they are happily surfing. Other teachers that seldom use their laptops,

how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-28 Thread Antonio Olivares
Dear all, How does one get a KEY to a secured network that could be WEP/WPA? Why we had a unsecured wireless network at school and I could connect with a laptop.  Everything got configured automatically, now, the computer does not connect automatically.  It is asking for a KEY and I do not know

Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible

2008-05-28 Thread max
Antonio Olivares wrote: - Original Message From: Frank Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: For users of Fedora fedora-list@redhat.com Cc: Antonio Olivares [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 6:31:56 PM Subject: Re: how to find WEP/WPA key to network if possible On Wed, 28 May 2008