Oh wow. Thanks for that info. I didn't even know the HotSpots offered wpa. Is this a new or recent feature?
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Crudup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:15:15 To:SOCALWUG <[email protected]> Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: From the Sunday LA Times 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
