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    Crash course in Wireless

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by mattireland, Jul 21, 2007.

  1. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Hi,

    Does anyone know where I can find a crash course in wireless so I can take part in this conference on Monday.

    I need to know about different types (something about A,B,G & N???), just general about how it works and how to crack secured networks.

    Can anyone please provide me with links to some good online reading material?

    Many thanks in advance,
     
    mattireland, Jul 21, 2007
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    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    Oh and anything to do with network cards would also be really, really appreciated. Thanks.
     
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    There aren't any "crash courses" in network setup and security. If you do stumble upon network information (try Google), and you decide to go to a networking conference, I recommend not trying to impress anyone at that conference - they will know almost immediately that you don't have a working knowledge or any real experience with networks. Instead, try to learn some basic networking terminology and then be a quiet observer - take notes and absorb the information the experts will no doubt talk about.
     
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    matt_h1 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    And I wouldnt recomend "Hacking networks" if your trying to get free wifi while at this conference. Stealing Wireless is illegal in most countries. And most Wifi isnt crackable anyway. Basically there is four types of wireless encryption.
    Open - no encryption, Anyone can connect
    WEP - Very basic, Under Linux its very easy to hack, Under XP its possible but not to easy.
    WPA - Very difficult to break, This is the most common form.
    WPA2 - Currently unbroken.

    Ontop of this there is also Mac filtering which only lets computers connect to the network if their unique network ID is already on the list.

    This explains alot about WPA and WPA2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPA2

    Theres other methods of security ontop of this.
    With the A B G N thing, They are all different Standards for Wifi with G currently the most common. I would recomend you read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/802.11g it has info on all the common standards.

    But at KegoBeer said, Dont try and make yourself look good with a thin smear of understanding, Networking is one of the most complicated areas of IT support, I wouldnt recomend pretending to be a expert at it.
     
    matt_h1, Jul 22, 2007
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