Re: [BLUG] IU VPN connection on Linux

From the Schneier blog:
"Remember when I said that I keep my home wireless network open? Here's a reason not to listen to me."
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/08/terrorists_usin.html


I keep my router secure with WPA2 and one of Steve Gibson's perfect wifi passwords (63 pseudorandom printable characters).
https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm

If you want to use someone else's network, ask them first. If you want to share your network, understand the risks and how to properly mitigate them. Logging, network segregation, domain blocking, and multi-tier firewalls all help.

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 6:49 PM, Jeremy L. Gaddis <jlgaddis@ivytech.edu> wrote:

On 8/5/08 6:04 PM, "Paul Purdom" <pwp@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> I am in CA using the open wireless connection of a neighbor of the
> people I am visiting. The signal is weak, and it appears the owners of
> the connection kick me off from time to time. Anyway, it is very nice to
> have this connection, so I have been thinking about setting up an open
> connection in my home once I get back. Does anyone reading this group
> know any reasons why it would be unwise to set up an open wireless
> system? If there are potential dangers, are there cures?

Depends.

Do you mind someone parking on your street, using your wifi to download
child porn, and subsequently trying to prove to a jury of your peers that it
wasn't you?

--
Jeremy L. Gaddis
Network Administrator
Ivy Tech Community College
812.330.6156 (w)  812.391.3971 (m)

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