Let's say that I have a MAC address

Post by **Nightshade** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:00 am

One that belongs to a PC that's tried to connect to my wireless network, and failed, thanks to 128 bit WEP.
What can I do with said MAC address?

Post by **Dave** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:05 am

Open your network, let them connect, sniff their traffic, let the rest follow naturally

Post by **Nightshade** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:29 am

Hmmm...Not sure if I want to go to any great lengths, but I would like to find out who they are.

Post by **MaCaBr3** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:42 am

You can't do much with a mac address exept block it. Normally the the ARP table of your wireless router should translate it into a IP address, but since u secured it correctely, it fails to attribute an IP address to that MAC address.

Anyway, tracing a mac address over a wireless network is as harder than tracing someon on a cellphone wich is actually easier because you can triangelate (sp?) to a certain area.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:01 am

There is not a lot you can do solely with a MAC address.

Post by **mjrpes** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:57 am

I don't understand. Do you want to do bad things to this person/MAC Address/Computer? That's not a very nice thing to do. Not at all.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:53 am

find everyone in your area, check the mac address of each computer untill you find it then smack fuck out of them

Post by **Geebs** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:43 am

Truth

Post by **saturn** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 9:45 am

don't forget to check their network cards and access points too.

Post by **Nightshade** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:32 am

Doombrain wrote:find everyone in your area, check the mac address of each computer untill you find it then smack fuck out of them

This is a fucking outstanding idea.

Post by **Dave** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:59 am

Better not do it Nightshade because you're only proving their point that America is a violent, unsafe place to live!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Post by **Nightshade** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:02 pm

Nonsense, this is clearly a cyberterrorist threat to my home network and as such I have every right to beat the unholy dogshit out of everyone in my neighborhood that might be harboring a computer.

Perhaps I'll use the .44 magnum that came in my box of Fruit Loops this morning to help in my suppression of pinko, Jihadi inter-terrorists.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:04 pm

i know you're not joking.

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 12:46 pm

Nightshade wrote:
Perhaps I'll use the .44 magnum that came in my box of Fruit Loops this morning to help in my suppression of pinko, Jihadi inter-terrorists.

:icon19:

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:05 pm

You could turn on MAC address filtering on your router and block that address, even though I doubt they would get by a 128 bit encryption key. Sometimes a computer with wireless can just attempt to connect on it's own especially when the user sets it to connect to any available network so there is a chance that it's an innocent dumbass who doesn't have a clue.

If you have evil intentions then disconnect your broadband modem, disconnect all but one computer, and open up your network invite the PC in then poke around and see what you can find.

Most people do not have admin passwords, and most people open their computers up by using the guest account so it should be an easy task.

Post by **4days** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:11 pm

had to reinstall windows on my mates laptop the other day, was halfway through a windows update when i remembered that we don't have a wireless network.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:15 pm

:lol:

Post by **PhoeniX** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:41 pm

Are you just using WEP for security? That can be cracked in a few hours, I'd enable MAC filtering too.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:42 pm

Oh, and you can spoof MAC addresses, just by altering the registry, so you'd probably never find them.

Post by **Nightshade** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:07 pm

PhoeniX wrote:Are you just using WEP for security? That can be cracked in a few hours, I'd enable MAC filtering too.

Yeah, I just read an article about that, and the cracking time is down to a matter of minutes now, using readily available open-source tools.

I'm going to start using WPA, but I'm not sure if my new wireless Xbox Live adapter supports it.

Post by **stocktroll** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:11 pm

that could have easily been accidental

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:39 pm

yes, they could of slipped on found network as they walked by.

Post by **Grudge** » Fri Jun 03, 2005 2:45 pm

I use my neighbors wireless at home when I can't be arsed to plug the network cable into my mac. I don't have wireless.