On Sun, 22 Apr 2007, Jo3 wrote:
> Cheung was using a "sniffer" program that intercepted online signals as
> they flew back and forth from the laptops to a wireless modem hidden
> somewhere amid the coffee paraphernalia.
...
> The company that provides wireless fidelity, or Wi-Fi, signals at
> Starbucks is T-Mobile USA Inc. It manages about 7,600 HotSpots
> nationwide, including in coffee shops, hotels and airports.
...
> But the security program also seems to be more or less a secret. Not
> only does the name of the program not mention security, but the link to
> download it also is grouped with several other items in a dropdown menu.
...
> And if you have a Macintosh computer, you're out of luck: The software
> comes only in a Windows version.
That's a bit of a red herring, though. Open-source programs will work with it.
For those of us using Linux- wpa_supplicant will work with T-Mobile
HotSpots just fine using WPA-EAP (WPA2) encryption; I've been using it
for a while. Add this segment to your /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf:
----
#
# WPA Supplicant conf file
#
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
ssid="tmobile1x"
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
scan_ssid=1
identity="<your T-Mobile UID goes here>"
password="<your T-Mobile PW Goes here>"
eap=TTLS
phase2="auth=PAP"
}
----
-Kenny
--
Kenneth R. Crudup Sr. SW Engineer, Scott County Consulting, Los Angeles
O: 3630 S. Sepulveda Blvd. #138, L.A., CA 90034-6809 (888) 454-8181
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