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Put together by a band of IT ninjas, security professionals and hardcore gamers, Hak5 isn't your typical tech show. We take on hacking in the old-school sense, covering everything from network security, open source and forensics, to DIY modding and the homebrew scene. Then we wrap it all up with a... Read More
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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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