[ale] About Wireless Connectivity

James P. Kinney III jkinney at localnetsolutions.com
Thu Mar 27 16:44:10 EST 2003


On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 16:33, tfreeman at intel.digichem.net wrote:
> The comments about securing wireless lans leave me glad that I've decided 
> to _not_ utilize the technology and stick with physical wireing. I don't 
> want to work with another layer of complexity.
> 
> However, it also begs the question of "How open are most wireless 
> systems?", 
gaping chasms of access


> or perhaps better stated "How clueless are most network 
> admins?" 
MSCE

(In all honesty, clueless in not totally correct. Overworked is a better
descriptor.)

> A friend in security has indicated some real horror stories, but 
> has anybody actually surveyed a major city with the idea of quantifying 
> the situation?

Look for the chalk marks :)
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