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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 930360" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>You are "pretty safe" from your typical neighbor.</p><p></p><p>However, I could never recommend such a setup to anyone.</p><p>Not broadcasting your SSID is only safe from passive sniffers.</p><p>An Active Sniffer can determine that in a few minutes.</p><p>Cracking WEP is also a matter of 5-10 minutes work.</p><p>Once both of the above are done, there really is nothing to spoofing a MAC address.</p><p></p><p>Read an article some 4 or 5 years ago now, where the FBI had demonstrated cracking such a network in 3 minutes.</p><p></p><p>WEP2 only slows down the active hacker another few minutes.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>All of which has nothing to do with the OP's question.</strong></em></p><p></p><p><strong>To the OP,</strong> you should provide which MacBook you have, the version of OS X you're using and the model of the 2Wire modem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 930360, member: 24160"] You are "pretty safe" from your typical neighbor. However, I could never recommend such a setup to anyone. Not broadcasting your SSID is only safe from passive sniffers. An Active Sniffer can determine that in a few minutes. Cracking WEP is also a matter of 5-10 minutes work. Once both of the above are done, there really is nothing to spoofing a MAC address. Read an article some 4 or 5 years ago now, where the FBI had demonstrated cracking such a network in 3 minutes. WEP2 only slows down the active hacker another few minutes. [I][B]All of which has nothing to do with the OP's question.[/B][/I] [B]To the OP,[/B] you should provide which MacBook you have, the version of OS X you're using and the model of the 2Wire modem. [/QUOTE]
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