Boston Linux & UNIX was originally founded in 1994 as part of The Boston Computer Society. We meet on the third Wednesday of each month at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Building E51.

BLU Discuss list archive


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

[Discuss] comcast wifi question



On 11/04/2014 08:01 PM, Richard Pieri wrote:
> On 11/4/2014 7:40 PM, Eric Chadbourne wrote:
>> How do I really know it's them and how do they really know it's
>> me?  I'm scared.  Can you make me feel better?  ;)
>
> SSL certificate are 100% reliable. (read: You don't.)
> There's nothing to worry about. (read: You should be.)
> Don't worry, be happy. (read: I can't.)
>
> Setting up valid-seeming but rogue access points is only slightly harder
> than dirt. For example, doing it with "attwifi" is a common practice for
> spoofing Nintendo Zone hotspots.
>

I wonder if they are keeping track of macs?  I told ios to forget the 
xfinity ssid and in another part of town was able to connect without 
having to open a browser and put in my user and pass, like I had to the 
first time.  Fascinating.

I've tried two different vpn apps (avast & surf easy) and both really 
sucked.  If I have some free time I might try rolling up an openvpn 
server this weekend.  Using unencrypted wifi just seems insane.

- Eric



BLU is a member of BostonUserGroups
BLU is a member of BostonUserGroups
We also thank MIT for the use of their facilities.

Valid HTML 4.01! Valid CSS!



Boston Linux & Unix / webmaster@blu.org