[ale] Wireless Design Suggestions

[Geoffrey]

Ohhh, cool, a hacking/cracking seminar being set up right here... :)

I wonder how low and slow Bob can fly his plane whilst someone is 
probing the airways from shotgun?

<Hey honey, there's 7 cars parked out front and a plane that keeps 
circling the neighborhood....>


Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 
> Let me get setup properly and I'll give you an addr to see what you can
> find :> Just remember your machine is fair game when I see you sitting
> out in my culdesac and I'm see'ing odd traffic :>
> 
> 
> Thus spake Benjamin Dixon (beatle at arches.uga.edu):
> 
> 
>>Just to add to this list. A lot of the omnidirectional antennae have
>>something of a donut type radiation pattern so if you put it too high up,
>>you might overshoot areas immediately under your AP or have a weak signal.
>>Also, on most of the APs I've seen you can disable the broadcasting of the
>>SSID altogether which is probably a good idea. And where did you say
>>you're setting this up? :)
>>
>>Ben
>>
>>On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Steve Long wrote:
>>
>>
>>>My suggestions are:
>>>
>>>Change to password first.
>>>Change the default channel.
>>>Change the SSID.
>>>Download the latest firmware and update it.
>>>Log the hardware addresses of the NIC's and allow only the cards you own.
>>>Add WEP to the highest level and try NOT to use a company or family name to
>>>define the key.
>>>For the greatest distance, physically place your transceiver high in your
>>>house.
>>>It has a range of about 300 meters.  The closer you are to it, the better
>>>your speed, even within the 300M.
>>>802.11a has better security and speed, and a higher price.   -for now.
>>>The wireless routers I have seen have ports on the back for wired
>>>connections inside your network.
>>>If you use one of the DSL wireless routers, it will take the place of a
>>>couple of boxes on your shelf.
>>>I like using them because they are pretty much hassle free and they do the
>>>DHCP server and NAT thing for me.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Steve Long  CNE, MCSE
>>>Sr. LAN Administrator
>>>CB Richard Ellis - Atlanta GA.
>>>(O) 404-923-1501
>>>(H) 770-717-0205
>>>(F)  928-222-9982
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> 
> :wq!
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> Robert L. Harris                     | PGP Key ID: FC96D405
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> DISCLAIMER:
>       These are MY OPINIONS ALONE.  I speak for no-one else.
> FYI:
>  perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);'
> 

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Think about it...

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