I've been asking the same kind of thing on Usenet...
I gather that setting allowable MAC addresses adds a little bit of security, but sadly, the "authorised" wireless clients broadcast them as identification to the access point. So they're ultimately detectable and spoofable...
Dunno which Linksys you have, but some very helpful guys have responded to me with good suggestions for the Linksys BEFW11S4 v2 (1.42.7 firmware), which are :
Change the default admin password for your router
Change the default SSID from 'Linksys'
Don't broadcast the SSID (set "Allow "Broadcast" SSID to associate?" to No)
Change the default broadcast channel
Follow the link above, and set allowable MAC addresses to be your machines
If you use DHCP, limit the max number of DHCP leases to be the number of machines you have
Also, change the default DHCP starting address - 192.168.1.100/101/102 are guessable
Similarly, change the default IP address of your router
As the chap (who kindly advised me) said, none of these measures guarantees security. Even all of them in combination... But you make it more likely that the potential intruder will get fed up and move on to a different target.
If I walk by a house or business (on the sidewalk) and they have a widescreen TV in view, with the windows open, and they are playing a pay-per-view movie, and I watch it, am I a criminal?
In that scenario, you're not affecting their enjoyment of/use of/benefit-derived-from the service they are paying for.
If your neighbour is paying for a 512/1Mb/2Mb connection, and you connect to it and start downloading ISO's, then you are limiting their use of a service they're paying for.
IANAL, but I seem to remember that theft is the act of depriving the rightful owner of the use of/rights to/benefits of their property.
I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle....
If SSID's are being broadcast, I don't think it's wrong to wander past and list them.
If someone tries to connect to a private network without permission, or examine traffic, I think a line has been crossed.
Unauthorised access to systems carries criminal charges here in the UK, IIRC.
I think the manufacturers bear a much of the blame here, as they should supply a simple security checklist so that the non-techie users can understand the issues, and secure their gear as part of the installation process.
Democracy in the House of Commons is an illusion. They are all bogged down by the party whip system. Each MP realistically has to vote according to their respective party line, or risk punishment (or even perhaps expulsion from the party). 'Free votes' are only granted on issues of concience.
Personally, I think that parliament should be like national service. We'd all have to do our bit. Failing that, parliamentary members should have short terms of office, and anyone from the community should be accepted for nomination. I'd vote for our local milkman, he's a sensible bloke.
For Premium Sponsorship, I think that is the case.
For AdWords Select, it's a hybrid of your cost per click package and your actual clickthrough rate.
For standard Adwords, it's purely your clickthrough rate, so the most popular ads drift to the top of the list, regardless of the money left in your Google ad account that you hold with them.
Google's ads, which are kept seperate from regular search results, sorta work like this
The sorta do, but then again they sorta don't.
The CPC (Cost Per Click) package you choose has some bearing just on AdWord Select, but in conjunction with the number of clickthroughs you get:
"Your clickthrough rate and CPC together determine where your ads are shown, so better ads rise to the top. That means no one can lock you out of the top position."
For standard Google AdWords :
"Google positions your ad based on how many users click on it over time."
Both quotes from Google. Seems like an extremely fair policy to me.
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You don't have to upgrade to get around this problem! I'm still running 5.08, but managed to 'patch' myself through a config setting outlined here before yesterday's story appeared on Slashdot.
It's a config setting, and Domino Administrators are (or bloody should be) prepared to tweak these settings.
I don't know if you're aware of this, but every Domino server, by default, installs as an open relay. Unless you lock it down with a setting in the server's configuration document (Router/SMTP - Restrictions and Controls - SMTP Inbound Controls - Inbound relay controls), you are going to have problems anyway.
It's a configuration issue. Lotus are famous for leaving configurations wide open, and leaving it for the the Administrator to tweak. I admit that they completely missed this issue coming, but fixing it is a 20 second job. I suppose now their problem is letting admins know....
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and they trademarked it. am i the only one who thinks that this is stupid?
I'd be very surprised if this kind of ban is as widespread, or likely to be widespread as the article suggests.
Sounds like Trend Micro and Sophos astroturfing to me, and you'd have to admit they have quite a vested interest.
I've seen similar stories in London newspapers, based on polls surprising commissioned by Trend Micro and Sophos!
It's a standard technique. If you want a bit of free publicity, make known the results of a "poll", "study" or "report" that shows your product in a good light. Must be a slow news day at Reuters, or perhaps they get a discount!;-)
But weird how the article said Gilmore, a life member of the Libertarian party, has accused Verio of censorship and said he configured the mail server to accept and forward e-mail from anyone in part so that friends could use it while traveling around the world. (Emphasis mine).
I agree completely, but for anyone getting the 9210 : make sure you get the latest firmware update (4.13). The initial firmware version was really rushed to market by Nokia, and is plagued by system hangs, etc.
Designers ought to write 100%-valid html, period. I think the idea of coming up with a design, then spending weeks getting it to work in IE (all versions), Netscape (ditto), and the minor browsers (I'm not knocking Konquerer, just trying to make a point) is utter foolishness.
I have bad news here. In my freelance experience, most companies are telling their web developers "hey, this is an IE only shop. Forget about other browsers...". That doesn't bode well for when these guys move on....
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Exactly, although I'd normally write it as :
or ;
self.location.href="http://new.location/blah";
window.location.href="http://new.location/blah"
An instant refresh (
Now drive around town. Whenever you encounter an 802.11 access point, the computer will speak to you with the name of the network.
Cool...
I must remember to change my SSID to "This is the police. Pull over."
:-)
Here you go.
I've been asking the same kind of thing on Usenet...
I gather that setting allowable MAC addresses adds a little bit of security, but sadly, the "authorised" wireless clients broadcast them as identification to the access point. So they're ultimately detectable and spoofable...
Dunno which Linksys you have, but some very helpful guys have responded to me with good suggestions for the Linksys BEFW11S4 v2 (1.42.7 firmware), which are :
Change the default admin password for your router
Change the default SSID from 'Linksys'
Don't broadcast the SSID (set "Allow "Broadcast" SSID to associate?" to No)
Change the default broadcast channel
Follow the link above, and set allowable MAC addresses to be your machines
If you use DHCP, limit the max number of DHCP leases to be the number of machines you have
Also, change the default DHCP starting address - 192.168.1.100/101/102 are guessable
Similarly, change the default IP address of your router
Enable WEP (this might decrease performance, tho')
As the chap (who kindly advised me) said, none of these measures guarantees security. Even all of them in combination... But you make it more likely that the potential intruder will get fed up and move on to a different target.
(With thanks to Dane)
If I walk by a house or business (on the sidewalk) and they have a widescreen TV in view, with the windows open, and they are playing a pay-per-view movie, and I watch it, am I a criminal?
In that scenario, you're not affecting their enjoyment of/use of/benefit-derived-from the service they are paying for.
If your neighbour is paying for a 512/1Mb/2Mb connection, and you connect to it and start downloading ISO's, then you are limiting their use of a service they're paying for.
IANAL, but I seem to remember that theft is the act of depriving the rightful owner of the use of/rights to/benefits of their property.
I think the truth lies somewhere in the middle....
If SSID's are being broadcast, I don't think it's wrong to wander past and list them.
If someone tries to connect to a private network without permission, or examine traffic, I think a line has been crossed.
Unauthorised access to systems carries criminal charges here in the UK, IIRC.
I think the manufacturers bear a much of the blame here, as they should supply a simple security checklist so that the non-techie users can understand the issues, and secure their gear as part of the installation process.
Yes - I saw that version of events in the Telegraph via the Register
Democracy in the House of Commons is an illusion. They are all bogged down by the party whip system. Each MP realistically has to vote according to their respective party line, or risk punishment (or even perhaps expulsion from the party). 'Free votes' are only granted on issues of concience.
Personally, I think that parliament should be like national service. We'd all have to do our bit. Failing that, parliamentary members should have short terms of office, and anyone from the community should be accepted for nomination. I'd vote for our local milkman, he's a sensible bloke.
Think.
Depends on the ad.
For Premium Sponsorship, I think that is the case.
For AdWords Select, it's a hybrid of your cost per click package and your actual clickthrough rate.
For standard Adwords, it's purely your clickthrough rate, so the most popular ads drift to the top of the list, regardless of the money left in your Google ad account that you hold with them.
Google's ads, which are kept seperate from regular search results, sorta work like this
:
The sorta do, but then again they sorta don't.
The CPC (Cost Per Click) package you choose has some bearing just on AdWord Select, but in conjunction with the number of clickthroughs you get
"Your clickthrough rate and CPC together determine where your ads are shown, so better ads rise to the top. That means no one can lock you out of the top position."
For standard Google AdWords :
"Google positions your ad based on how many users click on it over time."
Both quotes from Google.
Seems like an extremely fair policy to me.
Bet he enjoys some of his work, though! ;-)
You don't have to upgrade to get around this problem! I'm still running 5.08, but managed to 'patch' myself through a config setting outlined here before yesterday's story appeared on Slashdot.
It's a config setting, and Domino Administrators are (or bloody should be) prepared to tweak these settings.
I don't know if you're aware of this, but every Domino server, by default, installs as an open relay. Unless you lock it down with a setting in the server's configuration document (Router/SMTP - Restrictions and Controls - SMTP Inbound Controls - Inbound relay controls), you are going to have problems anyway.
It's a configuration issue.
Lotus are famous for leaving configurations wide open, and leaving it for the the Administrator to tweak. I admit that they completely missed this issue coming, but fixing it is a 20 second job. I suppose now their problem is letting admins know....
and they trademarked it. am i the only one who thinks that this is stupid?
Absolutely.....
Sounds a little close to that old Martini ad!
True, but Domino administrators tend to be sensitive about SMTP settings - mainly because a Domino server install defaults to being an open relay!
I'd be very surprised if this kind of ban is as widespread, or likely to be widespread as the article suggests.
;-)
Sounds like Trend Micro and Sophos astroturfing to me, and you'd have to admit they have quite a vested interest.
I've seen similar stories in London newspapers, based on polls surprising commissioned by Trend Micro and Sophos!
It's a standard technique. If you want a bit of free publicity, make known the results of a "poll", "study" or "report" that shows your product in a good light. Must be a slow news day at Reuters, or perhaps they get a discount!
I agree.
But weird how the article said Gilmore, a life member of the Libertarian party, has accused Verio of censorship and said he configured the mail server to accept and forward e-mail from anyone in part so that friends could use it while traveling around the world.
(Emphasis mine).
Seems to imply there are other motives...
I really meant that anyone stuck with NS4.x still needs ILAYER instead.
You make a good point, though; NS6 is indeed compliant
Just a shame that we have to cater for both...
I think, therefore <iframe>....
....Can Flash content be made accessible to all readers, even the visually impaired who use a speechreader or a Braille terminal?
No, in the same way that an iframe is useless to anyone who doesn't use IE.
I agree completely, but for anyone getting the 9210 : make sure you get the latest firmware update (4.13). The initial firmware version was really rushed to market by Nokia, and is plagued by system hangs, etc.
This could be pricey for the fp'ers who keep reloading the homepage... ;-)
We offer everything from radical Hot-Rod Flames...
:-)
Nah, get an Athlon box and some real flames....
Granted, but my point was that the market could be flooded with people with experience only of IE, due to this corporate attitude.
Designers ought to write 100%-valid html, period. I think the idea of coming up with a design, then spending weeks getting it to work in IE (all versions), Netscape (ditto), and the minor browsers (I'm not knocking Konquerer, just trying to make a point) is utter foolishness.
I have bad news here. In my freelance experience, most companies are telling their web developers "hey, this is an IE only shop. Forget about other browsers...". That doesn't bode well for when these guys move on....
You've just given me an idea...
;-p
I can SMS the gf with "DVD writers have never been cheaper, amazing prices!!!!!!" before sneaking out and buying one....