10-12-2003, 08:45 AM | #1 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: Pacific NW
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Wireless networking
I recently set up a wireless router and a couple of laptops at my home. When viewing network connections (XP) I can see several other wireless networks listed. Some of these are not secure, and in fact, I can connect to a couple and actually use their connection. I would like to locate the person(s) who are foolishly operating an open connection because I like my neighbors. Any help would be appreciated as I am very new to wi-fi.
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10-12-2003, 03:55 PM | #2 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: North Hollywood
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its difficult to track them down, you have to triangulate the signal which requires a directional antenna and some time.
easiest way is just to see if they have a printer or file share open and leave a message, saying hey your wireless network is insecure, and leave a link to a site describing how to secure it! |
10-12-2003, 11:07 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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Are you able to see people's user names anywhere? I think you can use the msg DOS app (built-in to Windows) to have a little pop-up window appear on a user's screen with a message of your choice.
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10-13-2003, 08:14 AM | #5 (permalink) | |
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Location: Pacific NW
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10-13-2003, 08:17 AM | #6 (permalink) | |
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Location: Pacific NW
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10-13-2003, 09:34 AM | #7 (permalink) |
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...ts_cmd_msg.asp
That's a description of the MSG app for Windows XP. It says you can use an asterisk (*) instead of a user name, and it gets sent to all users. Hey, do me a favor: fuck with 'em a first, kay? Seriously though, you should be able to use this app to send a message to people on the same network as you, telling them their wireless connection isn't secure, perhaps providing some info that would prove your benevolence. |
10-13-2003, 11:05 AM | #8 (permalink) |
Junkie
Location: North Hollywood
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A lot of people disable the messenger client coz of all the spam you get on it, but its worth a go.
Walkabouts are really hard to make it pinpoint since wireless boxes don't generate a uniform distibution and each one generates a different field, add to that any localized interference, plus wireless cards themselves aren't sensitive enough to make a really good signal field map. we could give you a lot of information on how to enter their networks, but how do we know you'd use it for good |
10-13-2003, 11:20 AM | #9 (permalink) |
Pure Chewing Satisfaction
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Actually I just remembered that my roomate got himself a new laptop with a wireless card sometime back. He noticed that our neighbors' wireless router was accesible. But it doesn't stop there: they left their router password as 'admin'.
We blocked port 80 for a day, just for fun p.s. I'm willing to bet that people who leave their wireless network open won't know how to disable the messenger service...
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10-13-2003, 12:28 PM | #10 (permalink) | |
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Wireless security standards, hardening WLANs, developing strategies and policies, communicating to end users, developing new solutions with wireless Business Units... This takes up about 50% of my time. Some people are just silly when it comes to WLAN security. Mr Mephisto |
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10-24-2003, 10:38 AM | #11 (permalink) |
Crazy
Location: Ahh, the lovely South
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Please educate the unenlightened (me). My roomate just got a D-Link wireless router. I'm sure that he has no idea how to secure it. What do I need to do to fix this? Can I just http/telnet into the router and find settings there?
PS I do know how to stop the message Service...
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10-24-2003, 12:23 PM | #12 (permalink) | |
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10-24-2003, 01:15 PM | #13 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: Tucson, AZ
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If you want to pinpoint those networks, build yourself a pringles can yagi, buy the pigtail and connectors for it, and start pointing it at things. You'd be amazed.
I am a student at the University of Arizona, we have a building here thats got a nice 10 story view in all directions. I went up there with my laptop and my pringles can, and I found networks simply by pointing at different buildings, and I could maintain connection with them as long as the can was pointed in that certian direction. It was very cool.
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10-25-2003, 09:40 AM | #14 (permalink) |
Crazy
Location: Ahh, the lovely South
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I think that the pringles can will soon join the upper echelons of the necessary tool list alongside of duct tape and coat hangers.
I was adjusting settings on the D-link, and I found two computers listed w/ MAC addresses. One was the roommates, the other, I have no idea where it came from. Is it possible to tell who else might be using the router?
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10-26-2003, 09:22 AM | #15 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: Pacific NW
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Thanks for the tip on the Yagi antenna, it's cheap enough to build and if it works well, great!
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10-26-2003, 03:10 PM | #16 (permalink) | |
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