Re: Intruder in my wireless network? / intrusion detection programs

In article <4chimuF15rtbsU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Peter Pan" <PeterPanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Rico wrote:
In article <4c6cj3-n83.ln1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Derek Broughton
<news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
John Navas wrote:

[POSTED TO alt.internet.wireless - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]

In <31I8g.67965$Jk3.18481@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on Thu, 11 May
2006 14:40:12 GMT, rico_001@xxxxxxxxxxx (Rico) wrote:

Even the simplest passphrase is more then enough to secure your
home network.
....
James Bond and the NSA ARE NOT trying to hack your network.

I really don't believe James Bond is trying to get into my network
(and as John says, the NSA won't bother at that level). But I can't
agree
that "the simplest passphrase" is enough. Dictionary attacks are
simplicity. WEP can be hacked automatically.


Think about using a word with a number instead of a letter (for instance,
while the word merlin is in the dictionary, replace the i with the number
one ie merl1n, looks almost the same, easy to enter, but not dictionary
matchable)

Use merlin, don't add the digit, no one will ever attempt to break into
your home network (well they might, but they won't succeed). Not via your
wireless, there are good reasons for a firewall on that internet
connection, but your wireless links with just the simplest bit of security
(home network) is plenty.

fundamentalism, fundamentally wrong.
.

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