On 2 Nov 2006 at 17:03, Bernie Cosell wrote: > situation is that if I took out my wireless card and plugged it into > another computer, it would come up all authenticated and ready to go. > Odd, but I think that *THAT"S* a security problem [and one I hadn't > realized was lurking there].... I need to take more careful care of my > pcmcia wireless card than I thought I did..:o) [and also, if I > sell/passon my wireless card, I'll need to take steps to ensure that it > "forgets" all of its hidden keys, something that wouldn't have occurred > to me.]
That is NOT an issue AFAIK, most devices DON'T store that info on the nic, that is handled upstream by the OS and the driver. -- Harondel J. Sibble Sibble Computer Consulting Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (use pgp keyid 0x3AD5C11D) http://www.pdscc.com (604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager) -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
