Deauthentication attack and other ‘wifi hacks’ using an ESP8266 module

Re:Deauthentication attack and other ‘wifi hacks’ using an E... by seanp2k2 on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @03:00PM (#14850829)

What about using bandwidth to the extent that it degrades performance for other users? Is using 80Mhz for my wifi for my legitimate use-cases in my apartment while copying lots of photos to my NAS and thus using up most of that an attack? It would measurably degrade the performance of nearby wifi, and given a location in an apartment and my naive default power levels of "everything to max" (as most wifi routers operate by default)...

Why is everyone in an apartment who isn't a radio engineer guilty of interference given the broad definition? I know that it's only who they choose to prosecute, but that seems to be the problem with laws like this.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Deauthentication attack and other ‘wifi hacks’ using an E... by blackguardx on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @05:37PM (#14852095)

They aren't guilty of interference. Interference has a strict definition. A device operating in the ISM band by defition can't be interfering with other devices in the ISM band if that bandwidth is being used for communication.

ISM (Industry, Science, and Medical) is a free for all band. It is like a public good. Anyone can make a device that uses those frequencies.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Deauthentication attack and other ‘wifi hacks’ using an E... by wbl on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @04:56PM (#14851792)

Incompetence is different from malice. The FCC should do more to get manufacturers improving WiFi congestion and improving power supply cleanness.

[ Parent | on HN ]