Windows XP Wireless Flaw
Every time I think it might be safe to allow someone in my enterprise to start using the wireless in their laptop, something like the latest Windows wireless flaw comes out, convincing me that wireless has a ways to go before it's safe for general usage. Basically put, by default, Windows XP and 2000 will give themselves a 169.254.X.X IP address if there's no DHCP server around. And if another system is in ad hoc mode nearby, all you have to do is set your system's SSID to the same as the other system and you can join the remote system's wireless network. More:http://www.mckeay.net/secure/2006/01/windows_xp_wireless_flaw.html |
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