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New flaw takes WiFi off the air
Patrick Gray, SecurityFocus 2004-05-13

A newly-discovered vulnerability in the 802.11 wireless standard allows attackers to jam wireless networks within a radius of one kilometre using off-the-shelf equipment.

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New flaw takes WiFi off the air 2004-05-13
Anonymous
Who didn't know this from the start? 2004-05-13
Anonymous
I'm pretty sure everyone who knew anything about 802.11 knew from the start that it could be trivially jammed.

Even if you aren't technically inclined, you can still tell that there's the potential for jamming when your card doesn't work while another appliance is plugged-in, and reports of that have been common.

Things like DSS can make it more difficult to jom, but not impossible.

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