Re: [4.5-R]Why I Am I Seeing This Traffic ?
Szilveszter Adam <[email protected]>
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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 _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"