Wierd finding: wifi related

[Flash]

The other day I was in a sainsburys petrol station paying for my petrol, on the wall I noticed a wireless access point ( apparantly all of their petrol stations use them)

I noticed the WEP light was off hmmmmm I thought not only do they turn off WEP but they also publish it to the public as the WAP was in full view.

I was chatting to my mate who lives in Bridgend and he went to his local sainsburys and there to was a WAP fitted above the staff door in the main shopping area with no WEP light on either.


question??: why?

[Moby-Dick]

dunno , but its time to get the laptop out

[Jiff Lemon]

Right there with you matey..... Sainsbury's near me?

[Flash]

Originally posted by Moby-Dick
dunno , but its time to get the laptop out

thats my next port of call actually

but how do I explain going around with my shopping trolley with the laptop open???

extreme UT?

[Moby-Dick]

nope , run netstumbler and use the midi output
laptop in rucksack and headphones

Jiff: fancy a quick wardrive/shop this afternoon ?

[TeePee]

Warshopping? Thats a new one...

[CocoPops]

Or just get a wireless network detector

[Flash]

can someone get me some milk whilst theyre there?

[Jiff Lemon]

Originally posted by Moby-Dick
nope , run netstumbler and use the midi output
laptop in rucksack and headphones

Jiff: fancy a quick wardrive/shop this afternoon ?

Sounds very sad and geek-like.















I'll ring you in a bit!

[Moby-Dick]

Originally posted by CocoPops
Or just get a wireless network detector

got one

I use it for initial discovery , then net stumbler for a more detailed look

[Stoo]

That's what pda's are for, bit smaller than lumping a lappy around

Oh, and you can tell them that you keep your shopping list on it if anyone asks

[Jonny M]

Maybe WEP isn't secure enough so they run something else instead and don't want the WEP built into the APs interfering?

[wasabi]

The big question is - why the hell bother ?

[Jiff Lemon]

Originally posted by robertirwin
The big question is - why the hell bother ?

depends on what you mean:

Why do they bother have wireless networks? Presumeably because it allows them to quickly hook up what would otherwise be a remote area. Staff can order on the sales floor rather than key the orders in to a handheld terminal, then go through to some back office to place the order.

Why bother to go and investigate it? Because its there; If it is insecure, you've probably got a nice free internet access point. It can give you an insight into how major companys are deploying wireless technologies and what methods, or lack of them, they are using.

[Angus]

Originally posted by Flash
The other day I was in a sainsburys petrol station paying for my petrol, on the wall I noticed a wireless access point ( apparantly all of their petrol stations use them)

Isn't it illegal to use radio transmitter devices at petrol stations?

I'd have thought that Sainsburys would have looked into this; but you never know!!

[Jonny M]

Yer all those handheld scanners which can check up on stock levels and order more etc all link to a WLAN.