** Reply to message from Lewis G Rosenthal <lgrosenthal@2rosenthals.com> on
Mon, 07 Feb 2005 13:26:48 -0500
> I thought this one was worth forwarding to the list. Enjoy!
>
> *Question of the Week*
>
> Bill, a wireless LAN end user at ABC Corporation, is transferring a file
> over the wireless network to a server. Approximately half way through
> the transfer, the transfer suddenly stops. Doing his own initial
> troubleshooting Bill finds that his wireless connection is still active,
> but he can no longer access the corporate network resources. Confused,
> Bill calls the help desk who asks him to check his IP address. Upon
> checking the IP address of Bill's workstation they find that his IP
> address is on the wrong subnet. The subnet on which Bill's PC is
> addressed is not part of the corporate network. The help desk technician
> informs Bill that he has been subject to what kind of wireless attack?
>
> 1. Man-in-the-middle
> 2. L2/L3 Hijacking
> 3. TCP session hijacking
> 4. Bit-flipping attack
> 5. Spread spectrum RF jamming attack
> 6. Eavesdropping attack
>
> *Question of the Week Aswer*
>
> Wireless L2/L3 hijacking attacks use a narrowband RF generator to jam
> (interfere with) a specific transmission channel forcing users to roam
> to another, more usable, channel. This usable channel is the software or
> hardware (usually software) access point of the intruder. When the
> authorized user makes an association to the intruder, this is deemed a
> L2 hijack. Many operating systems such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP
> automatically perform a DHCP renewal any time they lose Layer 2
> connectivity. For this reason, the intruder can install DHCP server
> software on the same laptop in order to give the authorized user an IP
> address when one is requested. This is deemed a Layer 3 hijack. The
> reason for the Layer 3 hijack is that once the authorized user has an IP
> address on the same network segment as the intruder, the intruder will
> be able to perform Layer 7 (application layer) attacks against the
> authorized user's computer.
Very clear. Now it's much easier for me to understand why so many people use
Windows2000 and WindowsXP operationg systems. Horation Alger was right: "If you
build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a footpath to your door".
--
Stan Goodman
Qiryat Tiv'on
Israel
"When your enemy falls, do not rejoice." -- Proverbs 24:17
If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
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