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[Vu Pham]

On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 00:00 +0800, Chong Yu Meng wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-09-06 at 02:12 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Tue, 2006-09-05 at 00:29 -0500, vu pham wrote:
> > > It is late now so my brain works not very well. Does wireless security
> > > have anything to do with Windows or Linux or any Os ?
> > 
> > Sure! Same as ethernet security, email spam assassin, any type of
> > intrusion alerting software since UNIX / Linux is all about networking,
> > *if nothing else*. Has been for over 30 years. Why bother to have file
> > permissions if not? Why have all that crap in /etc ? It's pretty much
> > all about multi-tasking multi-user networking and security. What did you
> > think Linux or any OS that networks should be about? 
> > 
> > Even as a gaming platform it has to have file security set for the files
> > to run at all as a single user and network persmissions for multi-player
> > mode. Security then, is an issue, to answer your question IMHO. :) Ric
> > 
> 
> Interesting argument ! Actually, in my experience, the most important
> difference between wired and wireless networks has everything to do with
> physical security and nothing (or not much) to do with operating
> systems. The argument goes like this: with ONLY wired networks, an
> intruder will need to be physically inside your premises in order to
> plug his/her laptop in and use the network. With wireless networks, the
> hacker can be outside the office -- even across the street -- and still
> get into your network (if they know how).
> 

How many hackers close enough in your wifi area try wirelessly accessing
to your desktop ?

How many hackers all over the world thousand thousand miles away from
your site attack your server ?

So, wired or wireless exposes more risk ? :)

Vu