21 Feb
2002
21 Feb
'02
08:08
On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Bruce Miller wrote:
Don't know what all this discussion is about. Wireless is dead in the water. It is banned and shouldn't even be used. Well, at least that is what I understand to be the case:
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Computing last year revealed the ease with which unencrypted signals from wireless networks can be intercepted (Computing, 15 November).
Well, that just means one shouldn't rely on the hardware to make the data secure, doesn't it? Run IPSEC, CIPE or whatever. You get harder and more manageable encryption that way too. If you're worried about using a data link that's easily intercepted by someone with the right equipment, you probably should stop using any kind of PTO-provided fixed link. :-) Bob G