Archive for January 25th, 2008
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Friday, January 25th, 2008While planning for your wireless network you might be asking what is the difference between a router and an access point. You need to think of a router as more of a server because it performs many functions like a server. An access point only provides a portal for wireless client to connect to your […]
Installing Wireless Access Points
Friday, January 25th, 2008Installing Multiple Wireless Access Points
1. Install one wireless Access Point to test range
2. Assign each wireless access point a unique IP address
3. Each wireless access point will have the Same SSID
4. All wireless access points will have the same encryption key
5. Point wireless antennas towards the center of the network
1. Finding your Wireless Range – […]
Wireless Network Trouble Shooting
Friday, January 25th, 2008Wireless Network Trouble Shooting
1. Wireless Adapter – First check to see if your wireless adapter is on and working properly. If you are using a PCMICA wireless adapter ensure that the card is pressed completely in. If the wireless adapter card was not plugged in when you started your laptop you may want to restart […]
Installing Linux on WRT54g Wireless Router
Friday, January 25th, 2008The WRT54G is a wireless router made by linksys. A few years ago linksys released its WRT54G firmware source code giving the open source community the ability to make its own versions.
Installing Linux on your wireless router has many benefits and in my opinion few risks. The one risk you do face is turning your […]
WiMAx VS Wifi
Friday, January 25th, 2008WiMax (802.16) is is a newer standard of wireless networking designed to provide the last mile of high speed internet access to the end user. Some people would call Wimax WiFi on steroids but this would be to broad of an assessment. Wifi was and still will be used in LAN environments for the foreseeable […]
WRT54g Linux Firmware Distributions
Friday, January 25th, 2008HYPERWRT Mission Statement is “HyperWRT is a power boost firmware for the Linksys WRT54G and WRT54GS router. The goal of this project is to add a limited set of features to the last Linksys firmware, extending its possibilities but staying close to the official firmware.” HYPER-WRT – Installing this distribution is really a breeze with […]
Computer Security - Preventing Social Engineering Attacks
Friday, January 25th, 2008Social Engineering in its basic form is hacker talk for manipulating computer users out of their username and password. Social engineering really goes beyond just usernames and passwords. A well planned social engineering attack can destroy companies. All of the most devastating information thefts have used some sort of social engineering attack. Social engineering is […]
Wireless ADHOC Networks
Friday, January 25th, 2008Why and when would you want to install a wireless adhoc network? Well you would want to install a wireless Ad HoC network when you do not have the equipment for a wired network; you lack a wireless router and want to share an internet connection, or a temporary meeting place where you need to […]
Wireless Network Encryption Standards
Friday, January 25th, 2008WEP – Is the first and lowest standard for wireless security. You will hear security experts say that WEP can be cracked in 5 minutes; this is true, only once you have sniffed enough network traffic for weak IV’s. Collecting enough wireless traffic will take at least a couple hours under ideal conditions. WEP can […]
Wireless Network Security: How to Use Kismet
Friday, January 25th, 2008Kismet is a wireless network detector / sniffer which can give you a vast amount of information about wireless networks. Wireless network security flaws are well documented but often very hard for the common person to understand. I will be showing you how to use kismet with out even having to install Linux, or compile […]
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