[4.5-R]Why I Am I Seeing This Traffic ?

[Szilveszter Adam]

Hello,

On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 06:01:13PM -0400, The Jetman wrote:
> 
>     Folks:  Just seeking info here, as I don't believe anything is wrong.
> 
>     I use fixed wireless for Internet access.  In the last couple of days, 
> I've been seeing DHCPDISCOVER msgs coming into my gateway's log.  Obviously, 
> some nearby Wi-Fi user is trying to get onto the 'net and their system 
> doesn't have an IP.
> 
>     What I don't understand is that my ISP uses WEP (and I obviously use 
> the WEP key on my router), so shouldn't that filter out this mystery 
> node's traffic ?

Well if this is anything like a cable TV net setup, then it will look
like a huge ethernet segment, and everybody on it will have the
opportunity the hear everybody else. Of course, I may be totally
off-base here, in which case feel free to ignore.

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Regards:

Szilveszter ADAM
Budapest
Hungary