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Posted by Tango on March 25, 2007, 8:47 pm
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believe any of my neighbors are that sharp because there are 3 wireless APs
within range and none of them are secured. But you never know. I will
check if WPA is an option.
Thanks,
Tango
> Tango wrote:
>> I bought wireless camera from Airlink. It is a fun toy. I have it set
>> up so anyone with my external IP address and port number can see it on
>> the internet. My question is the thing is wireless. If my neighbor used
>> netstunbler and found the internal IP address (no port number) could he
>> see the picture? Is there a way to restrict the broadcast to only this
>> (router) MAC address?
>
> Hi Fred,
>
> It depends on how the camera operates. If you did not have to configure
> the camera, it is possible, or probable that the camera transmits in the
> clear, on the 2.4 GHz band but without IP. I have a TV sender that works
> in the same way. If any of my neighbours had a receiver similar to mine,
> they would be able to see the picture.
>
> If the camera is an IP camera, are you using any encryption? If you are
> not using encryption, your neighbour could use a packet sniffer to grap
> the IP packets out of the air and re-assemble them to view the picture. If
> you are using WEP encryption and your neighbour is determined enough, they
> could crack your encryption and view the packets that way.
>
> Only WPA is currently close to secure.
>
> HTH,
>
> Bogwitch.
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