"The weakest link" (was Re: FilePro running on Unix vs Windows)

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 11:14:31AM -0500, Kenneth Brody wrote:
> We just set up a wireless portion to our home LAN.  While reconfiguring our
> laptops to use the wireless connection (as opposed to unplugging/re-plugging
> network cables around the house), I discovered that one of our neighbors has
> a wireless LAN with the default name "linksys" being broadcast to anyone
> who's listening.  I suppose it makes sense that the WAP needs to come from
> the factory wide open, so that it can be configured once you get it home
> without requiring a wired connection, but they could at least come with
> some warnings about what can happen if you don't close it up.

FYI: the kismet wireless LAN scanner for Linux knows about the default
settings on most wireless routers, and makes special effort to point
them out.

Cheers,
- jra
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