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FizzyWidget
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 Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject: security always shows open?? |
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Has anyone here had this little issue where you can be using wpa/2 but it always shows as security mode:open
| Code: | wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID:"phoenix"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: mac addy
Bit Rate=54 Mb/s Tx-Power=15 dBm
Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr=2352 B
Encryption key:long line of numbers and letters here [2] Security mode:open
Power Management:off
Link Quality=87/100 Signal level:-34 dBm Noise level=-69 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 |
| Code: | ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=0
ap_scan=1
network={
essid="phoenix"
proto=WPA2
key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
pairwise=CCMP TKIP
group=CCMP TKIP WEP104 WEP40
psk=64 digits here
priority=2
}
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can anyone shed some light on this? should i need to be concerned? should i go back to wired? (took me long enough to get wireless working so i would rather not!!!) |
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Wormo
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FizzyWidget
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| Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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| phew - yes i have it set to only allow certain MAC addresses on wireless |
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Wormo
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| Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds like you're all set then  |
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Anarcho
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:58 am Post subject: |
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For a real offender, MAC filtering is completely useless. I would dump this setting and make my life easier when new hardware comes to play.
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FizzyWidget
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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nothing you do will make any difference if someone wants to get in - mac restriction - static ips, don't broadcast, but why make it real easy for them  |
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overkll
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| Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| AFAIK the "Security Mode:" output is only used with WEP. If a WEP key is used, then it won't display "Open". So if one is NOT using WEP, then the security mode will always be shown as open. As long as you have output for "Encryption Key" using WPA/WPA2, you're set. |
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