Hams Report 85-mile 802.11b File Transfers @ Oregon - pwd

Wed Apr 14 17:09:58 PDT 2004

hi ya roy

On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 04:01:13PM -0700, Roy S. Rapoport wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 03:23:26PM -0700, Mark C. Langston wrote:

> Solution:  DON'T PICK STUPID PASSWORDS.  When appropriate and necessary
> (such as in the case of Wifi), don't let your users pick the password.

problem is some folks dont know what a good passwd is or what is stupid
passwd and pass phrases

> > For the truly paranoid, you may assume all hosts have already been
> > compromised, and take steps to ensure data integrity and service
> > continuity.

its always safe to assume that cracker has root access to any and
all of the machines and protect what you can .. :-0

> For the truly paranoid, turn off your systems and go live under a rock.
> When someone comes near, throw that rock at them.  Then, find another rock.
> Repeat as necessary.

and hopefully one gets bigger rocks and boulders instead of smaller
ones to fend off the suspects 

c ya
alvin

- btw .. if anybody is interested in setting up a tower w/ antenna etc,
  a non-profit entity ( sbay.org ) will be setting up these puppies
	- i'm fairly sure the antenna is already available 
	- just need some testing before the boxes and antenna goes up
	to the tower ( test the sw, test the xmit/receive signals )