Re: OT: happy now? ;-) Re: Monday's C'dale meeting topic

[Harry Treece <htreece@siu.edu>]

I will reply to many posts:

> you do realize that the second that you obtain an ip that you are 
> illegally obtaining access to their network and are actionable under 
> computer crime laws, right?

I am very consious of this and very careful of where/how I use these tools.  
"Wardriving" can be done against your own network for testing purposes.  This 
is where I try 'all the bells and whistles' of these packages. 
(Netstumbler/Ministumbler/kismet etc)  We also use these tools for site 
surveys here on campus (SIU).  So, not all use is bad. ;-)  

> Now Harry, on the other hand, uses his full-size Orinoco card
> (<plug>that he bought from me</plug>) in his iPaq with an external
> antenna (<plug>ditto</plug>).  To top it off, he drives a convertible.
>
> I'm sure he'll be showing off some of that stuff at the meeting in
> Carbondale tonight.

I forgot my expansion pack at home today. :-(  But yes, that is some of what I 
wanted to show tonight.  I did remember the mobile antenna though (and the 
convertible).  Go figure.
 
> /me looking into his laptop bag and notices the powered antenna with
> cig-lighter adapter and the gps system which hooks into his laptop.

We have got to get together !!   ;-)

Seriously, it looks like we need to all chip in some knowledge and get a 
presentation going on this.  We can give it at both locations.  Tonight's 
presentation in C'dale will just be a quicky intro to all this stuff.  It 
definatly seems there is an intrest in both groups.  (and it would give me an 
excuse to show up at an O'Fallon meeting)  More of the issues of [in]security 
of wireless should be addressed as tighe has pointed out.  Each item on his 
list is small, but adding them all up gets you closer to true security.  
These are all things the 'home' wireless user/admin should address, and there 
are better approches to take  ($$) in the business world.

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