Fun With 802.11b

Presented at H2K2 (2002), July 12, 2002, 5 p.m. (60 minutes)

Would you be surprised if you could turn on your laptop anywhere in the city and find yourself on someone else's network? How about if you were able to connect to the Internet? Or see someone's private data go flying by? It's all possible and it happens all the time - all over the country. This panel will cover 802.11 wireless ethernet networking basics, as well as detecting and monitoring wireless networks with active and passive methods. Community free networks, custom antennas, and methods of securing wireless networks will also be covered.


Presenters:

  • StAtIc FuSiOn
    StAtIc FuSiOn has been infatuated with computers, electronics, and technology since he first laid hands on a computer. After getting his feet wet in hacking at an early age he instantly found his calling which led to many years of exploring, learning, and practice in computer security. He has become a regular at the Calgary 2600 meetings over the last few years and has come to know many wireless hacking enthusiasts in the area. Recently he has become interested in wireless 802.11b, advanced aspects of TCP/IP, various spoofing methods and authentication bypass, and social engineering - due to its relation to another one of his passions: psychology.
  • Porkchop
    Porkchop started with 2600 when he began the live streaming of the radio show Off The Hook over the Internet in 1997. Since then, he has been involved in many projects including filming and editing Freedom Downtime. He spends his days in upstate New York finishing school and using technology in an attempt to effect social change there.
  • Dragorn as dragorn
    Dragorn is the author of the wireless network detection program Kismet, several wireless security articles, and is an all-around paranoid Linux security guy.

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