[GRLUG] wep in linux

Alexander Grotewohl fusion at darktech.org
Tue Feb 21 15:51:19 EST 2006


take said windows laptop (or pc) into the IT department with a nice little
keylogger installed..

im too lazy to crack things.. =)

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:52:03 -0500, Tim Schmidt wrote:

>On 2/21/06, Adam Tauno Williams <awilliam at whitemice.org> wrote:
>> WPA (EAP/RADIUS) provides good wireless security with nearly as
>> pervasive support in clients as WEP.
>> http://www.whitemiceconsulting.com/node/97
>>
>> But none of this should be surprising as most academic IT departments
>> are in shambles.

>Agreed...  However, because IT departments operate with limited labor
>and budget constraints, administrators should strive to implement
>technologies that reduce support requirements.  Forcing students to
>bring their computers in to the IT department and consume the time of
>a living person just to re-enter a wep key is counterproductive.  That
>same person could be auditing wireless hardware for WPA support or
>installing VPN software or something useful.

>--tim
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