plstik Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 soo do I have to pay someone to get reasonable connection speed or does this work some other way? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444159 Share on other sites More sharing options...
National Park Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 dosent work Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 5:17 PM, plstik said: soo do I have to pay someone to get reasonable connection speed or does this work some other way? Yeah, you'll need a server. I use a VPS from Linode. If you have a little linux knowledge, setup is easy: http://library.linode.com/networking/vpn-services/openvpn-ubuntu-9.10-karmic Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures WATMM Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
plstik Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 5:40 PM, chaosmachine said: On 10/25/2010 at 5:17 PM, plstik said: soo do I have to pay someone to get reasonable connection speed or does this work some other way? Yeah, you'll need a server. I use a VPS from Linode. If you have a little linux knowledge, setup is easy: http://library.linode.com/networking/vpn-services/openvpn-ubuntu-9.10-karmic thanks, I´m gonna look into that. In my dorm I only have internet through a WEP-secured WiFi ...definitely gonna have to change that. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 well it appears that my school's network is safe.cause i'm not capturing shit. :( I was looking forward to doing some stalking!! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures 백호야~~~항상에 사랑할거예요.나의 아들. Shout outs to the saracens, musulmen and celestials. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 6:04 PM, chenGOD said: well it appears that my school's network is safe.cause i'm not capturing shit. :( I was looking forward to doing some stalking!! i totally didn't try this at starbucks, and didn't manage to get some guy's facebook in about 10 seconds. also, if you're on windows, you need to install winpcap. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures WATMM Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Does hiding your SSID help at all? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Positive Metal Attitude Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Why did firefox make this Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide chassis's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444185 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 6:23 PM, Rubin Farr said: Does hiding your SSID help at all? probably not. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures WATMM Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444190 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegecow Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 what about tucking your penis behind your legs? If i browse with my penis tucked behind my legs will i be safe? Can they get my passwords if my penis is tucked behind my legs? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Siegecow's signature Hide all signatures On 3/16/2011 at 8:14 PM, troon said: fuck off! Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beariksson Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 6:27 PM, chassis said: Why did firefox make this And no, hiding your SSID won't make you safe. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide beariksson's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 6:35 PM, beariksson said: On 10/25/2010 at 6:27 PM, chassis said: Why did firefox make this And no, hiding your SSID won't make you safe. No seriously. I know it highlights the problem. But someone who thinks hacking someones personal accounts is more likely to be a moron that wouldn't know how to this. Its like having it as hit number 1 when you google "1337 h4cking". 'Cept this is actually useful. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide chassis's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beariksson Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 6:40 PM, chassis said: On 10/25/2010 at 6:35 PM, beariksson said: On 10/25/2010 at 6:27 PM, chassis said: Why did firefox make this And no, hiding your SSID won't make you safe. No seriously. I know it highlights the problem. But someone who thinks hacking someones personal accounts is more likely to be a moron that wouldn't know how to this. Its like having it as hit number 1 when you google "1337 h4cking". 'Cept this is actually useful. WHAT? Mozilla (Firefox) didn't make it, some guy made an extension for Firefox. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide beariksson's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444204 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Oh sorry, I though it was a firefox made extension. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide chassis's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 6:48 PM, chassis said: Oh sorry, I though it was a firefox made extension. and he posted it partly to highlight that security through obscurity is no security better that exploits like this are as *widely* known as possible then as *little* known as possible. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide kaini's signature Hide all signatures On 5/7/2013 at 11:06 PM, ambermonk said: I know IDM can be extreme On 6/3/2017 at 11:50 PM, ladalaika said: this sounds like an airplane landing on a minefield Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444207 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 lol fail Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide oscillik's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 6:52 PM, kaini said: On 10/25/2010 at 6:48 PM, chassis said: Oh sorry, I though it was a firefox made extension. and he posted it partly to highlight that security through obscurity is no security better that exploits like this are as *widely* known as possible then as *little* known as possible. Probably, but I dont see facebook doing much about this cause they suck. This is going to be massive in my college though. The whole campus is wifi cover with no wep key and thousands of students logging into facebook literally every minute. I think I'll be emailing my IT dept to see what theyre gonna do about it. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide chassis's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Deep Fried Everything Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) my former co-worker who manages corporate it for a law firm had a good point: what exactly restricts the use of this tool to wifi? would it not also work over a shared wired (Ethernet) connection? ie myself and my 2 co-workers are connected to the same switch? Edited October 25, 2010 by Deep Fried Everything Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 6:55 PM, chassis said: On 10/25/2010 at 6:52 PM, kaini said: On 10/25/2010 at 6:48 PM, chassis said: Oh sorry, I though it was a firefox made extension. and he posted it partly to highlight that security through obscurity is no security better that exploits like this are as *widely* known as possible then as *little* known as possible. Probably, but I dont see facebook doing much about this cause they suck. This is going to be massive in my college though. The whole campus is wifi cover with no wep key and thousands of students logging into facebook literally every minute. I think I'll be emailing my IT dept to see what theyre gonna do about it. when exploits are very widely known, companies have to fix things, or else face outrage. or be microsoft. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide kaini's signature Hide all signatures On 5/7/2013 at 11:06 PM, ambermonk said: I know IDM can be extreme On 6/3/2017 at 11:50 PM, ladalaika said: this sounds like an airplane landing on a minefield Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wall Bird Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Would anyone with the know-how be interested in showing us how to use a VPN? I would greatly appreciate it, as I'm sure several of us would. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 7:09 PM, Wall Bird said: Would anyone with the know-how be interested in showing us how to use a VPN? I would greatly appreciate it, as I'm sure several of us would. Step one: get a vpn account somewhere. google "vpn accounts". or if you know linux, get a linode and read this. Step two: send all your traffic through it with one of these program (read the documentation): http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/ (osx) http://openvpn.se/ (windows) Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures WATMM Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Edit Hide Delete Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) Or just set up a SSH daemon on your home network and route your internet traffic over your home line. Ofcourse your speed will be limited to your home connection upload rate. But I can't imagine free VPN providers doing much better. Oh and you'll need some sort of home server ofcourse (although you could do it with router software like DD-WRT.) It's pretty easy to do. Set up daemon, connect with putty, set firefox to use SOCKS5 proxy. Edited October 25, 2010 by Ego Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted October 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 7:22 PM, Ego said: Or just set up a SSH daemon on your home network and route your internet traffic over your home line. Ofcourse you'll speed be limited to your home connection upload rate. But I can't imagine free VPN providers doing much better. It's pretty easy to do. Set up daemon, connect with putty, set firefox to use SOCKS5 proxy. socks5 performance really sucks, unfortunately. if you can set up ssh, you can set up a vpn with a few more minutes effort. it's worth it, imo. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures WATMM Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fondles the cat Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 fuck me, i know absolutely nothing about computers. is it naive to think i can get by in life just using my own secured network? Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 On 10/25/2010 at 7:38 PM, fondles the cat said: fuck me, i know absolutely nothing about computers. is it naive to think i can get by in life just using my own secured network? as long as you never let anyone else on that network (not even family), then yes you can be naive Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide oscillik's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/60873-its-not-safe-to-use-public-wifi-without-a-vpn/page/2/#findComment-1444232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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