Apple updated BootCamp today and introduced support for Windows Vista, so it looks like I can spend some time over the weekend doing a fresh install of Vista with supported drivers this time. Of course it also means I get to have some fun removing the Microsoft Bluetooth stack and replacing it with a fully functional Widcom one, but them’s the breaks. The new BootCamp introduces lots of updated drivers (including the camera on Vista) and hopefully does something about the power saving and suspend/hibernate issues. Although they may be more to do with Vista itself rather than the MacBook Pro hardware. We shall see…
Monthly Archive for March, 2007
I’m experimenting with Windows XP Embedded at the moment and the development studio it installs relies on the MSDE (assuming you don’t already have a SQL Server). I’d set it up so the MSDE based component database was on a virtual machine, and was running the Target Designer on my local “real” machine. For some reason the Target Designer on the local machine wouldn’t talk to the database on the back end.
It’s obvious why (after a little thinking!) the MSDE denies remote access by default! To change that behaviour, run the “SQL Server Network Utility” (SVRNETCN.EXE) and add TCP/IP to the enabled list. Sorted.
I love this image (click it to enlarge). It’s a brilliant example of how strong security measures applied inappropriately (like in the wrong place) can be tantamount to no security at all, as your users will just find ways to circumvent them. For example; enforce passwords so strong that users can’t remember them anymore and just resort to writing them down on postits.
In case you weren’t aware, using WEP to secure your home network is a bit like putting a sign on your front door letting everyone know that you do have a key to keep it locked, but if they can work out your clue they’ll be able to find it. And then leaving your key under the mat.
I’ve tried cracking WEP before with limited success - relying on the network to be busy enough to capture packets doesn’t make for reliable cracking, but this method is different - forcing the access point to produce all the packets we need for analysis. I thought it was time I finally proved to myself that it was possible so I dug out the old BT Homehub device and switched on the wireless before booting my MacBook Pro off an excellent pen test Live CD – BackTrack. Continue reading ‘Clientless WEP Cracking’
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