Protected WLAN

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

On 05/21/2011 09:22 PM, JD wrote:
> On 05/21/11 19:16, Joe Zeff wrote:
>> On 05/21/2011 06:48 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>>> (Bad pass-phrase,
>>> no pass-phrase, or written down pass-phrase.)
>> I'd like to point out that writing down your pass-phrase isn't bad if
>> you've written it on a post-it note that never leaves your home.  Or,
>> for that matter, if it's saved on a flash drive that's not plugged in
>> for any other reason and, again, never leaves home.  If they can find
>> either of those they already have physical access and the game's already
>> over.
> On routers using MAC filtering,
> How quickly do the crackers guess a correct MAC address
> and connect (assuming they somehow got your passphrase)?

They do not usually guess. The use a program that monitors the
traffic, and captures the MAC address of any system that connects to
the router. They then use one of these to connect.

Mikkel
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