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Wireless security
Monday, July 6, 2009 at 9:32 am
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Posted by Cal (5 messages posted)


Hello 
I have a issue dealing with wireless security. I manage an office with 30 people. 
They are always coming and going (due to the nature of the job) and they each have 
their own laptop.

We have a wireless network setup WPA encrypted, firewalled. It's secure and I'm happy 
with it.

The problem is there are 3 OTHER unsecured networks that can be accessed from our 
office.  One of which is so unsecured you can access their router directly once connected 
to that network. Simply put the default gateway into your browser and when the login 
screen appears, press enter... It's ridiculous 

What I would like to do is come up with a way to prevent people from my office accessing 
these unsecured networks. Then doing business i.e. email, logging into secure sites 
we use, transferring sensitive information.

Simply telling them doesn't work. Some will always use the easier quicker option. 
Such is human nature.

So without just firing people if they use the unsecured networks what are my options?



Responses to this message:
*re: Wireless security (Larry: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 10:21 am)
*re: Wireless security (alex: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 10:22 am)
*re: Wireless security (oleg: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 10:42 am)
*re: Wireless security (Adam Bradley: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 11:34 am)
*re: Wireless security (MartinM: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 1:23 pm)
*re: Wireless security (triplate: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 1:28 pm)
*re: Wireless security (Cal: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 4:13 pm)
*re: Wireless security (Ari: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 9:19 pm)
*re: Wireless security (oleg: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 1:29 am)
*re: Wireless security (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 7:53 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Wireless security (Cal: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 9:32 am)
*re: Wireless security (Larry: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 10:21 am)
-re: Wireless security (alex: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 10:22 am)
*re: Wireless security (Cal: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 10:29 am)
*re: Wireless security (oleg: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 10:42 am)
*re: Wireless security (Adam Bradley: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 11:34 am)
-re: Wireless security (MartinM: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 1:23 pm)
*re: Wireless security (Cal: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 4:08 pm)
-re: Wireless security (triplate: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 1:28 pm)
-re: Wireless security (Cal: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 4:47 pm)
-re: Wireless security (triplate: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 4:52 pm)
-re: Wireless security (Adam Bradley: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 6:47 pm)
*re: Wireless security (triplate: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 7:02 pm)
*re: Wireless security (Cal: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 4:13 pm)
*re: Wireless security (Ari: Mon, Jul 6, 2009, 9:19 pm)
*re: Wireless security (oleg: Tue, Jul 7, 2009, 1:29 am)
-re: Wireless security (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Wed, Jul 8, 2009, 7:53 am)
-re: Wireless security (Ari: Wed, Jul 8, 2009, 8:24 am)
*re: Wireless security (Dan Sarandrea, MCSE: Wed, Jul 8, 2009, 8:54 am)
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