Re: [gentoo-user] Re: In the fear of getting hacked (WLAN setup)

2015-07-20 Thread Rich Freeman
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 10:37 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > On 18/07/2015 08:43 μμ, Andrew Savchenko wrote: >> >> Yes and no. If user enabled network interface and has no network >> daemons running, kernel still listens to that interface (ARP, icmp >> and so on) and may be hacked using vulnerabil

[gentoo-user] Re: In the fear of getting hacked (WLAN setup)

2015-07-20 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 18/07/2015 08:43 μμ, Andrew Savchenko wrote: On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 06:47:21 +0300 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: The problem I (possibly needless) see is: While I am tinkering and testing the configuration I may setup an open Wifi access point without noticing it in first glance and BANG! get hacked

[gentoo-user] Re: In the fear of getting hacked (WLAN setup)

2015-07-19 Thread James
J.Rutkowski pancakebungalow.com> writes: > I'm in the process of doing this with a beaglebone black[1] I had lying > around. I wanted to have a minimal wireless access point and firewall > for my home office. It's cheap, low maintenance (after install), and > completely configurable. Tying embedd

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: In the fear of getting hacked (WLAN setup)

2015-07-19 Thread J.Rutkowski
On Sun, Jul 19, 2015, at 02:13 PM, James wrote: > The number of 'gadgets' with wireless ethernet is currently exploding > on many markets. Inclusion of connecting, routing and securing wireless > devices via gentoo centric firewall is definitely an opportunity for the > greater gentoo community.

[gentoo-user] Re: In the fear of getting hacked (WLAN setup)

2015-07-19 Thread James
Mick gmail.com> writes: > > > > BANG! get hacked ... in the worst case: unrecognized... > > thank you very much for all tips and trick on this topic. The only > > router/dsl-modem I own is the own I got from my first DSL provider > > in times, when the DSL modem/router was not controlled by the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: In the fear of getting hacked (WLAN setup)

2015-07-19 Thread Mick
On Sunday 19 Jul 2015 11:18:45 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > walt [15-07-19 04:08]: > > On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 05:34:53 +0200 > > > > meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > in order to connect my ASUS Memp Pad 7 ME176CX to the internet I need > > > a working WLAN (my DSL router/modem is of

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: In the fear of getting hacked (WLAN setup)

2015-07-19 Thread Meino . Cramer
walt [15-07-19 04:08]: > On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 05:34:53 +0200 > meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > in order to connect my ASUS Memp Pad 7 ME176CX to the internet I need > > a working WLAN (my DSL router/modem is of the copper area - no > > Wifi/WLAN). The hardware (an USB dongle) is alre

[gentoo-user] Re: In the fear of getting hacked (WLAN setup)

2015-07-18 Thread walt
On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 05:34:53 +0200 meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Hi, > > in order to connect my ASUS Memp Pad 7 ME176CX to the internet I need > a working WLAN (my DSL router/modem is of the copper area - no > Wifi/WLAN). The hardware (an USB dongle) is already there...it needs > "only" be configu

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: In the fear of getting hacked (WLAN setup)

2015-07-18 Thread Andrew Savchenko
H, On Sat, 18 Jul 2015 06:47:21 +0300 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > The problem I (possibly needless) see is: While I am tinkering and > > testing the configuration I may setup an open Wifi access point > > without noticing it in first glance and > > BANG! get hacked ... in the worst case: unrecogn

[gentoo-user] Re: In the fear of getting hacked (WLAN setup)

2015-07-17 Thread James
gmx.de> writes: > What is the "best practice" here? > Is there a certain independant configuration, which I can set, > which prevents this scenario? Briefly:: 'eix -Cc net-wireless' will tell you what the packages in this category do. You either have to purchase a wireless router, or build o

[gentoo-user] Re: In the fear of getting hacked (WLAN setup)

2015-07-17 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
On 18/07/2015 06:34 πμ, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: Hi, in order to connect my ASUS Memp Pad 7 ME176CX to the internet I need a working WLAN (my DSL router/modem is of the copper area - no Wifi/WLAN). The hardware (an USB dongle) is already there...it needs "only" be configured and setup. The pr