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6 Burning Questions About Wireless Networks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-think-that-might-be-stds dept.

alphadogg writes "Answers to wireless network questions such as: What impact will 802.11n have? Which wireless security threats are scariest? What of wireless VoIP? Will your organization need to change to support enterprise mobility? How do you control costs in an expanding mobile and wireless environment? What can you do to stop wireless denial-of-service attacks?"

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  1. Favorite question so far... by hal2814 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Q: "Is wireless [Wi-Fi-based] VoIP worth the bother?"

    A: "Generally, no."

    Sponsored by AT&T

    1. Re:Favorite question so far... by Shakrai · · Score: 1, Funny

      Sponsored by AT&T

      You mean "the new at&t" don't you? It's lowercase now so it's less threatening!

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  2. tagged this article with 'FUDFUDFUD' by mr_stinky_britches · · Score: 1, Funny

    Not sure if /. filters the FUD tag now, so I'm suggesting we tag it with both FUD and FUDFUDFUD (if nothing else it will tell us whether we can avoid the filters by just doing repetitions of the tags we want to show up).

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  3. Which wireless security threats are scariest? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

    I voted for Tesla coils.

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  4. Re:What I want to know is by ATMosby · · Score: 2, Funny

    All you need to do is get 11 spare wireless routers and 11 high power antenna's. Don't hook them up to anything. Generate lots and lots of traffic/noise. Make all wireless useless where you live. After a month or so you won't have anyone else trying to use wireless around you. Repeat every so often.

  5. Re:Missing the point completely by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The easy solution to this would be to tell your router that you live somewhere else, giving yourself a completely free channel.

  6. Parent is on crack by LurkerXXX · · Score: 1, Funny

    And when someone cracks your WPA/WAP encryption or weak password and downloads the kiddie porn, you now are going to bear sole responsibility for all packets to/from your machine because 'no one else could possibly have done it, the machine was secured'.

    But hey, it's all good. While bubba has you bent over the bed, you can feel awesome that you didn't let anyone legitimate use your connection in a pinch.