why not have a little fun instead of locking everything down immediately :)
http://ex-parrot.com/~pete/upside-down-ternet.html and anyway, setting up a proxy server, forcing them through it and logging all requests may give you an insight into what they are doing on your network, and maybe who they are.. much more interesting than securing your network On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Sonia Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rick Welykochy wrote: > >> 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? >> > > Lots of replies to this - mac filtering, WPA2, limited ip range, etc. > Whilst mac filtering and a limited ip range are passable, security is > usually a layered approach, so use them in combination. > > Also, keep in mind that upgrading the firmware on your wireless router may > give you new features (like ips of those trying to connect, or showing the > DHCP lease table). In addition some products eg WRT54G have open source > replacement firmware that give you tonnes of additional features that may > help you here. > > -- > Sonia Hamilton. > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
