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What is a Wireless Access Point (WAP)??
What devices connect to the internet through.
What three things do you need to connect to the internet??
- ISP
- Wireless Router
- Device with NIC
What does SSID stand for??
Service Set Identifier
In the context of networking, what does SSID mean??
A unique name given to the network.
Why might you want to hide the SSID??
So that an attacker has to actually know the name of the network to try break in.
What does WPA/WPA2 do??
Encrypts data on the network.
If you enable WPA/WPA2, what does the wireless network then require??
A password.
Other than hiding an SSID, what other measure could you use to secure a network??
Using a MAC address whitelist/blacklist.
If you have a packet and the channel is idle, what should you do??
Trasmit the data.
If you have a packet and the channel isn’t idle, what should you do??
Wait a random amount of time.
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date: 2021-02-04 11:00
tags:
- '@?computing'
- '@?networking'
- '@?public'
title: Computing - WiFi