[TriLUG] Wireless at Lowes

[Brian McCullough]

Mike Mueller <linux-support at earthlink.net> said:

> On Monday 01 December 2003 11:20, Brian McCullough wrote:
> > Ben Pitzer <uncleben at mindspring.com> said:
> > > Greg,
> > >
> > > Incidentally, this might make a good class at some point:  Intrusion
> > > detection, specifically with an eye towards doing it without having to
> > > scrape through thousands of lines of logs every day.  Intrusion detection
> > > and reporting for the SOHO/home user.  Anyone think they could teach that
> > > one?
> >
> > I know someone who might be pursuaded to do so.  His primary focus is from
> > a user of the "Dark Side", but he prefers Open tools, so I think that there
> > could be some benefit.
> 
> If you've been watching the news lately you'd see that some sick people are 
> stealing wireless Internet access to traffic despicable content.  If your 
> wireless network is used unbeknownst to you for these purposes, you may find 
> yourself unwittlingly caught up in the mess.  Knowing how to block 
> unauthorized access to your wireless LAN should be an urgent matter.  
> Accessing a wireless LAN without authorization is becoming criminalized more 
> widely.  More education in this area is needed. 


As I re-read my message, I can see that I might have created some confusion. 
I was actually referring to a user of that "other" OS, not one of the Black Hats!


> -- 
> Mike Mueller
> 324881 (08/20/2003)


Brian McCullough