Protected WLAN

[JD]

On 05/21/11 20:05, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
> 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
So, the initial connection request goes in the clear!
Now that's security!! :)