802.11b

[Spinaroonie]

RockX0rs my SoX0rs.

AirPort makes it easy

 

[Guest]

Are you speaking english?

 

[Spinaroonie]

Geek.

 

[alexandraaah]

Geek=sexy, or sexxxxy depending on my mood.

I've seriously said that about 11 times tonight alone, I swear.

 

[scylis]

1337

 

[Spinaroonie]

Geek=sexy, or sexxxxy depending on my mood.

I've seriously said that about 11 times tonight alone, I swear.

What kind of mood are you in... Look through people's windows to see if they're reading computer catalogs, or find bloggers and leave very interesting posts on their discussions?

 

[amelia]

A: 802.11b


Q: what is the combined weight of calista flockheart, lara flynn boyle, britney spears, jennifer anniston, gywnth paltrow, cameron diaz, kate moss and anna nicole smith?

 

[ma_guy]

mmmmm... 802.11b.... direct sequence spread spectrum modulation... Gets me hard just thinking about it.... I really get off on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing though... wow...

Oops, sorry! Gotta go clean up....

 

[islandman]

802.11b


I'm running it right now. Totally awesome. Finally, computing becomes portable.

FYI 802.11a - looks great too, but less coverage.

 

[Weird Harold]

RockX0rs my SoX0rs.

AirPort makes it easy

From google search on "802.11b": Exploiting and Protecting 802.11b Wireless Networks

I guess you got yourself unwired then?

 

[Susano]

Well... Maybe for a home user. But the inherent insecurity of the medium is making "drive-by hacking" the new wave for those whose IQ far outweighs their moral fiber.

 

[ma_guy]

802.11b

I'm running it right now. Totally awesome. Finally, computing becomes portable.

FYI 802.11a - looks great too, but less coverage.

Bandwidth or distance? One of the eternal questions of technology. The 54 MB/s makes it all worthwhile...

 

[Private Vasquez]

If my Airport weren't so quiet, I'd marry it.

 

[riff]

I thought you were gonna go over another IEEE standard.

 

[Tap-Out]

Bandwidth or distance? One of the eternal questions of technology. The 54 MB/s makes it all worthwhile...

Bandwidth... Definatly bandwidth.

 

[Dillinger]

Its the best wireless protocol going - and pretty much the standard these days - still a huge security problem though.

 

[riff]

Is it Bluetooth?

I'll look it up.

 

[Dillinger]

No bluetooth is different... shorter distance but more functionality and security (Bluetooth that is). 802.11b can function over a couple hundred feet (bluetooth is just a few feet). And you can set up wireless networks with 802.11b using hubs that would - for example - allow you to take your laptop anywhere in your office building and have wireless connectivity - assuming there are enough transmitters/hubs to cover the whole area. The problem comes in when people park outside your office building with snooping equipment designed to break into improperly configured wireless networks.

 

[riff]

Security and wirelessness will always be an issue.

Have you got a link so I don't have to search my ass off?

 

[Dillinger]

http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/ (http://standards.ieee.org/)

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/8/802_11.html

http://www.homenethelp.com/802.11b/index.asp

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,,11388,00.asp

http://www.allnetdevices.com/wireless/news/2001/09/19/study_80211b.html

 

[Shy Tall Guy]

Re: Re: 802.11b

From google search on "802.11b": Exploiting and Protecting 802.11b Wireless Networks

I guess you got yourself unwired then?

I am "unwired" between here (Seattle) and my ISP's NOC (Georgia). Locally I am not running a network, yet. I will probably just run a crossover cable and two NIC cards, I don't have any real need for a wireless network just yet.

 

[ma_guy]

Some links

For thos ewho are interested:

http://www.pulsewan.com/data101/802_11_b_basics.htm
http://www.futurelooks.com/features/Articles/80211b/page1_frame.htm
http://www.techweb.com/tech/mobile/20020311_mobile
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,82563,00.asp
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/11/
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wireless80211/
http://www.mobileinfo.com/Wireless_LANs/802.11a_802.11b.htm
http://www.palowireless.com/bluearticles/cc4_bluetooth802.11b_part1.asp

 

[riff]

OK. So I bookmarked these sites... but I noticed this is a "home" networking thing. I guess I should read more about the workplace applications?

The problem with wireless is the shared media nature of ethernet. Here is a stupid question- are there any wireless schemes for TR? Never really thought about it, but how might security issues be resolved with token passing?

Don't mind me... I am an idiot.

 

[islandman]

I'm running a Linksys system - 1 Wireless AP and Cable/DSL router (http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?grid=23&prid=173) and 1 notebook network adapter (http://www.linksys.com/Products/product.asp?grid=22&prid=427)

I've assigned an SSID to both, so even even if someone snoops out my network, they won't be able to connect to or read data from it.

that being said, with brute force, it's just a question of time. So i change it every so often.

 

[Dillinger]

Didn't know if you were asking about work or home.

As far as work goes - unless there is a real need for wireless - real business need - don't do it. But the reality is that many people in companies like wireless and are setting up their own wireless network without the involvement of security - or even really knowing what they're doing. Therefore many companies are accepting the inevitable and supporting wireless so that they can control it. Its fairly complicated and will require the support of your IT department and your computer/network security folks to do it RIGHT - and will require enforcement of those requirements.

Home is another story. I love wireless at home mainly because on nice days I can go out to the deck with my laptop, sit outside, and smoke a cigar while I work. Its just a luxury, not a necessity.