My collogues and I been talking about laptops (and PDA's) with embedded wireless around the office lately. The new laptops we've been getting have built-in wireless cards, either standard or as an option. We were also sniffing around with NetStumble last week. Our building *is* in range of a foreign open access point. The signal is weak, but we were able to get online from our building. Now, I know that running an open access point is like hanging a hot Ethernet jack on the outside of the building, and that WEP is almost useless. But what about wireless laptops? Do they present the same threat? Physically, these things become bridges if they're plugged into the internal network while the wireless is hot. In the mean time, we've taken the safe route. We're physically removing the wireless cards from laptops before they get passed out to the users. We're going to see some pushback from the users as soon as they figure out what we're doing. Steve Daggett Senior Network Design Engineer This e-mail is confidential and may well be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. To do so could violate state and Federal privacy laws. Thank you for your cooperation. Please contact me if you need assistance.
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