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Re:WiFi deauthentication attacks and home security by Jon_Lowtek on Friday December 27, 2019 @05:16AM (#21890385)
Wait what? Enterprise WiFi Systems are actively attacking each other if you put them close enough together and they overlap on some details like frequency band?

... skims search result for "rogue access point suppression"

wow this is just stupid

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Re:WiFi deauthentication attacks and home security by edwhitesell on Friday December 27, 2019 @08:08AM (#21891111)
It's been a feature of enterprise WiFi for a long time. Airespace had the functionality before their acquisition by Cisco, that was March of 2005.

Edit: minor grammar clarification.

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Re:WiFi deauthentication attacks and home security by crmrc114 on Friday December 27, 2019 @11:18AM (#21892137)
Though I don't see this feature in my environment anymore I am guessing it was pulled by Cisco after https://boingboing.net/2014/10/03/fcc-fines-marriott-for-jam...
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