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WiFi Network Scanners and Windows VPN services

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 – running time 21:24
This week Matt reviews an open source WiFi network scanner for Windows while Darren convinces a Windows server into treating a VPN connection as a service.

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Merge folders with Winmerge

This open source Windows tool allows you to easily identify inconsistencies between two would-be identical directories and quickly make corrections, complete with keyboard shortcuts. Check out Winmerge

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inSSIDer, an open source Windows WiFi Scanner

So in my never ending search for better and better utilities to make my life easier, I came across inSSIDer by metageek.

Which is basically a stripped down version of their Chanalyzer software.

Stripped down maybe, but extremely useful none the less? YES!

After performing a scan of my bossís house who was plagued with signal drops and slow speeds, I came across the reason.

Interfering access points. His router was on channel 6, surrounded by half a dozen other access points.

So using the easy to read inSSIDer software I decided to put him on channel 11, where there were no other APís in range.

As soon as I made the switch, I had vastly improved signal strength, and no longer had drops walking through the house.

Weíll be running a review of the Wi-Spy products and metageekís Chanalyzer in an upcoming episode.

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LAN Party

This month's LAN Party is Team Fortress 2 on Saturday, October 3rd, at game.hak5.org. Find all the LAN Party details at hak5lan.squarespace.com

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Windows VPN connection as Service

One of the nice things about Windows Server is the built in VPN service -- RRAS or Routing and Remote Access. In this segment I demonstrate a way to connect one Windows Server to another utilizing a PPTP VPN connection as a service. The built in VPN connection manager isn't half bad.

A nifty feature is the target="_blank">rasdial.exe program which allows you to connect/disconnect a VPN profile from the command line. Pairing that with the AutoExNT service from the Windows Server Resource Kit and you've got a VPN connection on boot, even before login.

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Contest

This month's contest is for the scatter brained and design concious desktop users. Share your desktop's over at Hak5.org/screenshot and be entered to win leet Hak5 swag and Ashley Schwartau's Hackers Are People Too DVD.

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