AirTraf 802.11b Security Package

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AirTraf 802.11b Security Package

Posted by michael on Tuesday May 27, 2003 @08:12AM from the bogie-in-corridor-7 dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Being ignorant of network vulnerabilities is a happy condition for only so long. Ignorance is bliss, right up until someone with rogue access drives away with your company secrets. This article covers information about AirTraf, an open source package, which performs a number of tasks, such as determining the Service Set Identifier of the access points, and the channel it is operating under. It can tell how many wireless nodes are connected to a given access point, as well as that point's total load. AirTraf is capable, too, of polling a number of sniffers through a central polling server in order to collect the most current information. The least of your fears should be the leeching of your Internet connectivity. Industrial espionage is a growing reality that you must confront."

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forst porst? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-27 08:13 · Score: -1, Offtopic

tee hee

sorry for wasting your time.

i love you.
1. Re:forst porst? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-27 08:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  congratulations, you were successful, like linkin park and corey hart before you.
2. Re:forst porst? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-27 08:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Uh
Second post!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-27 08:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I figure someone already got the FP, so I'll be content with second...
Re:As one of the AirTraf developers by krisp · 2003-05-27 08:25 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I know that two of our contributors have been linked to break ins at sites that recently installed AirTraf

That really makes me want to install your "security" software.
From PlayStation to supercomputer in $50,000 by Anonymous Coward · 2003-05-27 08:26 · Score: -1, Offtopic

CNET News:

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Broadband Access on Lufthansa/Boeing Flights for $35 per 7 to 8 hour flight
The broadband service will let passengers access the Internet and e-mail, and connect to corporate networks on their own computers, either wirelessly, using 802.11b networks, or via Ethernet connections built into the seats. Connexion by Boeing also finished a trial with British Airways, while Japan Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines System have announced their intent to install the service on their long-range planes.
Re:DOES KATE FENT'S SNATCH TASTE LIKE MICHAEL'S AN by jeepmeister · 2003-05-27 08:46 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I'm unqualified to speculate on more than one half of the question.

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