This issue may have been discussed earlier but my search failed to find anything definitive. When mapping a LAN topology, what are the general methods to use for discovering access points and wireless hosts from inside the wired network. This becomes important to detect rogue WLANS which are a potential threat to the enterprise as they might be behind firewalls etc. I would expect that the MAC addresses for APs would be unique to the various vendors., as would the wireless NICs on the WLAN hosts. Are there any scanning tools freely available that can do this kind of search? Mike Ruscher, ITS Specialist I2, CSE/CST mgruscher@cse-cst.gc.ca Phone: +1 613 991-8040 ED/C200 http://www.cse-cst.gc.ca ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus Security Intelligence Alert (SIA) Service. For more information on SecurityFocus' SIA service which automatically alerts you to the latest security vulnerabilities please see: https://alerts.securityfocus.com/
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