Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 08:45:28 +0200 From: Szilveszter Adam <sziszi@bsd.hu> To: FBSD Mobile <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [4.5-R]Why I Am I Seeing This Traffic ? Message-ID: <20031025064528.GB25610@momo.buza.adamsfamily.xx> In-Reply-To: <Sea2-DAV48eYmZSDSug00009183@hotmail.com> References: <Sea2-DAV48eYmZSDSug00009183@hotmail.com>
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Hello, On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 06:01:13PM -0400, The Jetman wrote: > > Folks: Just seeking info here, as I don't believe anything is wrong. > > I use fixed wireless for Internet access. In the last couple of days, > I've been seeing DHCPDISCOVER msgs coming into my gateway's log. Obviously, > some nearby Wi-Fi user is trying to get onto the 'net and their system > doesn't have an IP. > > What I don't understand is that my ISP uses WEP (and I obviously use > the WEP key on my router), so shouldn't that filter out this mystery > node's traffic ? Well if this is anything like a cable TV net setup, then it will look like a huge ethernet segment, and everybody on it will have the opportunity the hear everybody else. Of course, I may be totally off-base here, in which case feel free to ignore. -- Regards: Szilveszter ADAM Budapest Hungary
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