Tips on how to handle Air Mashal incidents

Karl_Jacobsen
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Tips on how to handle Air Mashal incidents

I've been seeing a few reports from Air Marshal about a reoccurring endpoint. I've see others that are, because of the name, clearly known devices (like a Roku from a smart TV, or a printer looking to direct connect). There is one called "The Net" that keeps popping up. I think this is a wifi network from a neighboring house but I'm not sure. I've told my AP to contain the threat. Is there anything else I can do? Any way of making sure it's from a neighbor?

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GreenMan
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I'd be very careful about using containment, particularly if that SSID is not reported as a rogue (i.e. connected to your wired network);   it's potentially a DoS attack on your part, on a public unlicensed area of spectrum.  If it's just someone else's nearby network, check how it may or may not be affecting your own setup through co-channel interference (the Wireless > RF Spectrum menu)    If it's not overlapping greatly with the channels set on your AP(s) - or is only seen faintly - I'd just leave it TBH.   If it is interfering significantly, maybe have a look at wider spectrum usage where you are and maybe manually set channels (and things like channel width) in your RF Profile - under Wireless > Radio Settings

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