From sulrich at botwerks.org Wed Oct 1 12:46:12 2003 From: sulrich at botwerks.org (steve ulrich) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:02 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] single wrt54g seeks others for hot protocol action... Message-ID: <20031001174612.GA25185@botwerks.org> so i read the /. article that someone sent me and i bought the aforementioned device, crafted the crosscompile environment and started building packages for this. and i think i've skinnied down an ospf implementation sufficiently to make it work. but i'm not certain that i have things working happily and really the only way to test some of this stuff out (the stuff being ospf on the wireless link) is to make it engage in some down and dirty LSA exchanges over the air. so has anyone else locally engaged engaged in the same masochism that i have and is interested in engaging in some hot unprotected LSA swapping action with code of dubius quality? i suppose that i could go get a couple more wrt54g's for the sake of this but i figure i'd see if i'm in this alone. for a good time call ... 224.0.0.5. -- steve ulrich sulrich@botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From sulrich at botwerks.org Sun Oct 5 11:09:12 2003 From: sulrich at botwerks.org (steve ulrich) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:02 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] administravia: oreilly & assoc. newsletter (24-sep, 2003) Message-ID: <20031005160912.GA96226@botwerks.org> all- more stuff about book reviews and such, misc. conference announcements and article pointers. spindle, mutilate and fold as necessary. -- steve ulrich sulrich@botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC -------------- next part -------------- ================================================================ O'Reilly UG Program News--Just for User Group Leaders only September 24, 2003 ================================================================ -APCUG Fall 2003 Conference at COMDEX, Las Vegas -Need articles for your newsletters? -User Group Resources to explore -Put Up an O'Reilly ThinkGeek Banner, Get a Free Book ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book Info ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Review books are available Copies of our books are available for your members to review-- send me an email and please include the book order number on your request. 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Harold Martin shows you how. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/09/19/remote_control.html ================================================ From andrewjzimmer at hotmail.com Mon Oct 13 18:53:42 2003 From: andrewjzimmer at hotmail.com (Andrew Zimmer) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:03 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] TCWUG Meeting Tomorrow!!! Message-ID: Next meeting: Tuesday, October 14, 6:00 to 8:00 pm As usual, we'll have lots 'o good wireless talk! Dunn Bros 201 3rd Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55401 612-692-8530 (on the same block as the Milwaukee Road Depot hotel and skating rink) Limited parking behind the building, plenty of on-street parking near-by. -- Andrew Zimmer _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From natecars at real-time.com Tue Oct 14 11:49:09 2003 From: natecars at real-time.com (Nate Carlson) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:03 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] Linux support for Atheros 802.11g In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Wed, 3 Sep 2003, Nate Carlson wrote: > Strange, I was just looking at this last night, for my new condo that's > going to be *very* difficult to get ethernet down to the living room > (although it may still be possible without ripping out ~10ft of > drywall.. haven't decided for sure yet. *grin*) It appears that the > D-Link DWL-G520 (PCI) card uses it; haven't investigated any PCMCIA > cards, though. Well, I picked up a pair of DWL-G520's and an DWL-AP2000; when hitting the AP with an 802.11b card, works great; when using the G520 from a Windows box, see a lot of packet loss, and the Windows box will lock up under heave transfers. On the G520 in a Linux box with the madwifi drivers, I see a lot of packet loss, but no lockups. Time to e-mail D-Link tech support.. -- Nate Carlson | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500 _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From poptix at techmonkeys.org Tue Oct 14 17:52:51 2003 From: poptix at techmonkeys.org (Matthew S. Hallacy) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:03 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] Linux support for Atheros 802.11g In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <20031014225251.GD12485@techmonkeys.org> On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 11:49:09AM -0500, Nate Carlson wrote: > > Well, I picked up a pair of DWL-G520's and an DWL-AP2000; when hitting the > AP with an 802.11b card, works great; when using the G520 from a Windows > box, see a lot of packet loss, and the Windows box will lock up under > heave transfers. On the G520 in a Linux box with the madwifi drivers, I > see a lot of packet loss, but no lockups. > > Time to e-mail D-Link tech support.. Running the latest firmware? -- Matthew S. Hallacy FUBAR, LART, BOFH Certified http://www.poptix.net GPG public key 0x01938203 _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From ben at nerp.net Tue Oct 14 18:47:01 2003 From: ben at nerp.net (Ben Kochie) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:03 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] WiGLE In-Reply-To: <20031014225251.GD12485@techmonkeys.org> References: <20031014225251.GD12485@techmonkeys.org> Message-ID: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Some friends of mine wanted everyone in the TCWUG to know about their DB of wireless APs. URL: http://wigle.net/ I forgot to bring the stickers, but I have a bunch if people are interested. - -ben "Unix is user friendly, Its just picky about its friends." -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/jIr5flzKmtpiQEMRAiGiAJ9DlslGz4az0G3OhoB2zEc1JbmBTwCfWrh3 gQZCndhBLCVtR9hbn1PeQHE= =Gd/S -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From natecars at real-time.com Wed Oct 15 09:11:28 2003 From: natecars at real-time.com (Nate Carlson) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:03 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] Linux support for Atheros 802.11g In-Reply-To: <20031014225251.GD12485@techmonkeys.org> References: <20031014225251.GD12485@techmonkeys.org> Message-ID: On Tue, 14 Oct 2003, Matthew S. Hallacy wrote: > Running the latest firmware? Yeah, I've tried all three versions of the firmware they have available, all with the same results. Also tried various channels, of course. -- Nate Carlson | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (952)943-8500 _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From lists at sentrax.org Fri Oct 17 10:33:18 2003 From: lists at sentrax.org (Derek Dolan - Lists) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:03 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] Proposal help/samples Message-ID: <4C48AE2877635B4FA847DED39E69DD24D892@banky.sentrax.org> Hi all, Would any of you folks be willing to share some templates or samples of proposals for wireless security audits? 100% of the audits I've done until now have been along the lines of "Oh crap, I had no idea we were that open. Find the problems and go fix them right now!", but now I've got people asking for formal proposals. I don't really know what I should be including or excluding for a formal statement of work, assumptions, etc. Any help would be appreciated. Contact me on- or off-list. Thanks! Derek _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From barken at rohan.sdsu.edu Fri Oct 17 11:43:30 2003 From: barken at rohan.sdsu.edu (Lee Barken) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:03 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] Re: [BAWUG] Proposal help/samples In-Reply-To: <4C48AE2877635B4FA847DED39E69DD24D892@banky.sentrax.org> Message-ID: hi Derek, Have you taken a look at this site: http://www.auditnet.org/asapind.htm in particular, these look interesting: http://www.auditnet.org/docs/Wireless%20Local%20Area%20Network%20_WLAN_.pdf http://www.auditnet.org/docs/wireless.doc Good Luck! -Lee On Fri, 17 Oct 2003, Derek Dolan - Lists wrote: > Hi all, > > Would any of you folks be willing to share some templates or samples of > proposals for wireless security audits? 100% of the audits I've done > until now have been along the lines of "Oh crap, I had no idea we were > that open. Find the problems and go fix them right now!", but now I've > got people asking for formal proposals. I don't really know what I > should be including or excluding for a formal statement of work, > assumptions, etc. > > Any help would be appreciated. Contact me on- or off-list. > > Thanks! > Derek > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From nkras at visi.com Wed Oct 22 23:07:54 2003 From: nkras at visi.com (Neal Krasnoff) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:03 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] City Council Actions (Skyway News) Message-ID: <7A27D338-050E-11D8-AFE7-000A958B32EC@visi.com> Skyway News, October 20-26th, page 7: ------Begin quote City Council actions 10/10/03 meeting Wireless: Gary Schiff (9th Ward) introduced an ordinance directing the City Coordinator to begin working with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board on a citywide wireless initiative and to report back as negotiations proceed. It was referred to the Zoning and Planning, as well as the Ways and Means committees. ------End quote http://www.skywaynews.net/display/inn_news/news08.txt Neal Krasnoff nkras@visi.com _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From sulrich at botwerks.org Fri Oct 24 10:43:46 2003 From: sulrich at botwerks.org (steve ulrich) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:03 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] administravia: oreilly & assoc. newsletter (22 oct, 2003) Message-ID: <20031024154346.GB24254@botwerks.org> oreilly and associates newsletter attached. nothing particularly earthshattering. more pitches for book reviews. if you're interested in doing a book review, drop a line and i'll be happy to get you squared away. serious inquiries only please. ;-) -- steve ulrich sulrich@botwerks.org PGP: 8D0B 0EE9 E700 A6CF ABA7 AE5F 4FD4 07C9 133B FAFC -------------- next part -------------- ================================================================ O'Reilly UG Program News--Just for User Group Leaders October 22, 2003 ================================================================ -Encourage your members to write book reviews -Do You Have a Tip, Suggestion, or Question to Share? -Stay Tuned for a New Banner Offer Next Week ---------------------------------------------------------------- Book Info ---------------------------------------------------------------- ***Review books are available Copies of our books are available for your members to review-- send me an email and please include the book order number on your request. 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Not attending but you still dig Mac OS X? This is the tee for you. Check out all of O'Reilly's cool swag at Think Geek. http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/oreilly/tshirts/63fc/ Until next time-- Marsee -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From kaze0010 at umn.edu Sun Oct 26 13:37:33 2003 From: kaze0010 at umn.edu (Haudy Kazemi) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:03 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] low cost Cisco gear/MS software/etc. In-Reply-To: <20031024154346.GB24254@botwerks.org> Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20031026133733.01759f98@kaze0010.email.umn.edu> Hello, This may or may not apply to our WUG or any of the other WUGs nationwide, but if any are classified as non-profit organizations then there are some interesting options available through these links. Main page: http://www.techsoup.org/DiscounTech/default.asp?cg=media&sg=osdnshelter&visi t=1 Rules: http://www.techsoup.org/DiscounTech/restrictions.asp Hardware: http://www.techsoup.org/DiscounTech/Category.asp?catalog_name=TechSoupMain&c ategory_name=Hardware&Page=1 Examples... Cisco Aironet Access Points Product ID: G-2206 Admin Fee: $40.00 Cisco Aironet Wireless Clients (PCMCIA) Product ID: G-2207 Admin Fee: $15.00 Might be useful. -hk "The Net treats censorship as damage and routes around it." - John Gilmore "Government is like a fire, useful in the fireplace, but if it gets out of it's place, it will consume everything you own." - George Washington _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list From andy.routt at medtronic.com Mon Oct 27 11:27:58 2003 From: andy.routt at medtronic.com (Routt, Andy) Date: Tue Jan 18 11:34:03 2005 Subject: [TCWUG] tcwug maps access - see attched username/password Message-ID: <0F83499DD9028747BEC46ED2F33CE80309B51444@mspm1bmsgm01.ent.core.medtronic.com> Can you please add access to the TCWUG maps for me. I used to have access to your old poptix.net link, but haven't used it a long time and the info has been moved to the tcwug.org site now. username: andy.routt@pobox.com password: maps2v4me Thanks, - Andy -- Andy Routt, CISSP Senior Information Security Architect Medtronic, Inc. 3850 Victoria Street NE, Shoreview, MN 55126 direct: 763-514-2021 fax: 763-514-2550 _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Wireless Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.tcwug.org tcwug-list@tcwug.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tcwug-list