Comments on: Tempted to Test iPhone Network Security http://jaxn.org/article/2007/07/16/tempted-to-test-iphone-network-security/ the philosophy of technology Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2-9582 hourly 1 By: jaxn http://jaxn.org/article/2007/07/16/tempted-to-test-iphone-network-security/comment-page-1/#comment-15549 jaxn Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:29:58 +0000 http://jaxn.org/article/2007/07/16/tempted-to-test-iphone-network-security/#comment-15549 I understand it is an Ad-Hoc network. I assume when you say that the MBP Airport can only connect to one device at a time you mean that it cannot both connect to an access point and be an access point at the same time, however, when it is acting as an access point it is able to connect to multiple client connections. Right? So I would be able to connect to every iPhone that connected. As for the iPhones not being connected, I guess I was not clear. I have a cellular card as well that I use to connect to the internet. This connection is shared when my MBP is acting as an access point. I understand it is an Ad-Hoc network. I assume when you say that the MBP Airport can only connect to one device at a time you mean that it cannot both connect to an access point and be an access point at the same time, however, when it is acting as an access point it is able to connect to multiple client connections. Right? So I would be able to connect to every iPhone that connected.

As for the iPhones not being connected, I guess I was not clear. I have a cellular card as well that I use to connect to the internet. This connection is shared when my MBP is acting as an access point.

]]> By: Paul Nicholson http://jaxn.org/article/2007/07/16/tempted-to-test-iphone-network-security/comment-page-1/#comment-15275 Paul Nicholson Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:12:24 +0000 http://jaxn.org/article/2007/07/16/tempted-to-test-iphone-network-security/#comment-15275 The other thing to note is that the kind of "network" you are creating with your Mac is an Ad-Hoc network. Any PC can do this too. It is meant for Box-to-Box connections to share files, etc. It is also limited to just a single connection at a time. The card in your Mac can't connect to more than one wifi device at a time. So first, you'd only connect to one iPhone (even if you did trick it) and second, it wouldn't be connected to the net anymore (unless you were using a wired connection) so the iPhone wouldn't be able to even attempt to check its email. Your typical wifi hotspot is an Infrastructure connection. This can form connections with any number of devices, etc. Only Access Points can pull-off this type of connection. Interesting idea though. I am sure the security is pretty lax on those things, given Macs tendency to rely on safety-in-lack-of-numbers for security. The other thing to note is that the kind of “network” you are creating with your Mac is an Ad-Hoc network. Any PC can do this too. It is meant for Box-to-Box connections to share files, etc. It is also limited to just a single connection at a time. The card in your Mac can’t connect to more than one wifi device at a time. So first, you’d only connect to one iPhone (even if you did trick it) and second, it wouldn’t be connected to the net anymore (unless you were using a wired connection) so the iPhone wouldn’t be able to even attempt to check its email.

Your typical wifi hotspot is an Infrastructure connection. This can form connections with any number of devices, etc. Only Access Points can pull-off this type of connection.

Interesting idea though. I am sure the security is pretty lax on those things, given Macs tendency to rely on safety-in-lack-of-numbers for security.

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