Any value in installing this free software?

http://www.majorgeeks.com/myWIFIzone_d4915.html

Just curious.....!

"Alex Flaherty" <vanessa.savage@webtribe.net> wrote in message
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> http://www.majorgeeks.com/myWIFIzone_d4915.html
>
> Just curious.....!
>

5000 have and you can always unload it............

"Alex Flaherty" <vanessa.savage@webtribe.net> hath wroth:

>http://www.majorgeeks.com/myWIFIzone_d4915.html
>
>Just curious.....!

Read the web pile:
http://www.mywifizone.com
It sets up a "captive portal" usually used to administer a wireless
hotspot. There are multiple versions, which I'm having difficulties
untangling:
http://www.mywifizone.com/news2.asp#
http://www.mywifizone.com/news.asp?ref=2
The one that I find interesting is the "Free Zone" for $4/month. Not
exactly free, methinks.

You decide if you need it, want it, and which version. I also found
it difficult to determine how it works because the screen shots are
small and blurry.

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150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:37:28 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
<jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote:

>"Alex Flaherty" <vanessa.savage@webtribe.net> hath wroth:
>
>>http://www.majorgeeks.com/myWIFIzone_d4915.html
>>
>>Just curious.....!
>
>Read the web pile:
> http://www.mywifizone.com
>It sets up a "captive portal" usually used to administer a wireless
>hotspot. There are multiple versions, which I'm having difficulties
>untangling:
> http://www.mywifizone.com/news2.asp#
> http://www.mywifizone.com/news.asp?ref=2
>The one that I find interesting is the "Free Zone" for $4/month. Not
>exactly free, methinks.
>
>You decide if you need it, want it, and which version. I also found
>it difficult to determine how it works because the screen shots are
>small and blurry.

There is a free version. Not for Hot Spots. But, for personal LAN.
http://www.mywifizone.com/download1.asp

Blocks Freeloaders from using your WIFI network to access the
internet. Creates a log. Creates alerts.
Looks in a "whitelist" which you create and edit as required.
Select any one of four authentication methods - IP, MAC, Both or
None.

I installed it and it works. Would probably stop the casual WiFi
snoop like myself.

I gather the MAC address could be spoofed, from my reading.

Not smart enuff to know if the IP address could be spoofed.

Comments?

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:39:54 -0500, Pelo <Pelo@pelo.com> wrote:

>There is a free version. Not for Hot Spots. But, for personal LAN.
>http://www.mywifizone.com/download1.asp

Yep. Runs on a PC. If you want to leave a PC on all the time, that's
fine. For such apps, I prefer AirSnare:
http://home.comcast.net/~jay.deboer/airsnare/

>I gather the MAC address could be spoofed, from my reading.

Yep. Easily sniffed and spoofed.

>Not smart enuff to know if the IP address could be spoofed.

IP is a bit trickier. If there are no IP address filters, then it's
just a matter of assigning a static IP address to the client. If
there are IP filters in place, then the attacker has to guess the IP
address block being used and which IP addresses are allowed. Since
the aformentioned software is designed for unencrypted networks, it's
easy enough to sniff the and spoof an IP address. If the network
is encrypted, then extracting the IP address is a bit tricky as it's
part of the encrypted packets. Of course that would require first
cracking the WEP/WPA encryption key.

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Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> "Alex Flaherty" <vanessa.savage@webtribe.net> hath wroth:
>
> >http://www.majorgeeks.com/myWIFIzone_d4915.html
> >
> >Just curious.....!
>
> Read the web pile:
> http://www.mywifizone.com
> It sets up a "captive portal" usually used to administer a wireless
> hotspot. There are multiple versions, which I'm having difficulties
> untangling:
> http://www.mywifizone.com/news2.asp#
> http://www.mywifizone.com/news.asp?ref=2
> The one that I find interesting is the "Free Zone" for $4/month. Not
> exactly free, methinks.
>
> You decide if you need it, want it, and which version. I also found
> it difficult to determine how it works because the screen shots are
> small and blurry.
>
> --
> Jeff Liebermann jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us
> 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
> Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
> Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

Sorry about the blurry screen shots. Our Wifi blocking software is free
and is the same client-side application needed if you want to subscribe
to our captive portal services, of which there are several flavors.

The FreeZone is a captive portal service for WiFi site owners that
don't want to charge visitors. Visitors get a customizable splash
screen which requires them to agree to terms of use before gaining
access.

BTW - myWIFIzone has an embedded DHCP server and does not allow an
intruder to set a fixed IP address. That's why it will work on any PC
connected to the WLAN.