Rick, It isn't clear what you are seeing. Is this just an *available* adhoc network appearing in network-manager? This just means that there is someone nearby advertising their PC as an ad-hoc network. It is then up to you to decide if you want to connect to them.
Martin On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Rick Welykochy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This may be off topic, but there is a lot of networking talent > on SLUG. And the answers to this query will be very useful in > general. > > A new icon I have never seen before for a PC connection to my > wireless LAN has alerted me that someone the area is attempting > to connect. The icon only indicates that it is a PC. No IP or > any info like that. > > What I am after is intrusion detection software for a wireless > LAN. > > * how can I get the IPs of the connected or trying to connect? > > * can I "snort out" those trying to break in with WEP cracks? > > That kind of stuff. I feel like I'm running blind > right now, and disconnecting the wireless is the only option > until I know what is going on. > > FWIW I've run this wireless for about five years now and this is > the first time I've seen anything like this. I am in inner Sydney > and there are heaps of wireless LANs around, and an office block > full of PCs 10m across the alley from me. > > One idea comes to mind: tcpdump, which has been an excellent tool > in the past, esp. to point the finger at a stray device that is > flooding the LAN. > > > cheers > rickw > > -- > ________________________________________________________________ > Rick Welykochy || Praxis Services || Internet Driving Instructor > > My advice to the women's clubs of America is to raise more hell and > fewer dahlias. > -- William Allen White > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Regards, Martin Martin Visser -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
