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| title = Zealous Autoconfig | | title = Zealous Autoconfig | ||
| image = zealous_autoconfig.png | | image = zealous_autoconfig.png | ||
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| titletext = I hear this is an option in the latest Ubuntu release. | | titletext = I hear this is an option in the latest Ubuntu release. | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Cueball]] is seen | + | In this comic, [[Cueball]] is seen attempting to connect his laptop to a Wi-Fi network. He manages to find a secure access point named "Lenhart Family" (which is pesumably [[Miss Lenhart]]'s home Wi-Fi access point) and attempts to connect to it. |
− | + | The laptop's Wi-Fi autoconfig utility, instead of requesting a password, first attempts using "common" passwords (known as a {{w|Dictionary attack|dictionary attack}}). Failing this, it attempts to exploit a {{w|Wired Equivalent Privacy|WEP}} vulnerability, which suprises Cueball. This also fails, possibly because Miss Lenhart used {{w|Wi-Fi Protected Access|WPA}} instead of WEP. | |
− | In the third panel, the autoconfig then connects to Cueball's Bluetooth phone and uses it to call a local school | + | In the third panel, the autoconfig then connects to Cueball's Bluetooth phone and uses it to call a local school and finds that Miss Lenhart's children are attending. |
− | + | In the fourth panel, the autoconfig notifies "field agents" to kidnap Miss Lenhart's children, then starts "negotiating" with her. Cueball, frightened by these actions, repeatedy presses Ctrl-C in an attempt to cancel the process, with little success. | |
− | + | The title text mentions {{w|Ubuntu}}, a Linux distribution that attempts to be as user friendly as possible. | |
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− | The title text mentions {{w|Ubuntu}}, a Linux distribution that attempts to be as user | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball | + | :[Cueball sitting on a chair with his laptop in his lap] |
:Laptop: Starting WiFi autoconfig... searching for WiFi... Found no open networks. | :Laptop: Starting WiFi autoconfig... searching for WiFi... Found no open networks. | ||
:Laptop: Found secure net SSID "Lenhart Family" | :Laptop: Found secure net SSID "Lenhart Family" | ||
− | + | :Laptop: Trying common passwords... Failed. Checking for WEP Vulnerabilities... | |
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− | :Laptop: Trying common passwords... Failed. Checking for WEP Vulnerabilities... | ||
:Cueball: Um. | :Cueball: Um. | ||
:Laptop: None found. | :Laptop: None found. | ||
− | + | :[Cueball still sitting with laptop in his lap, but hand is on chin. Phone on table across room starts vibrating] | |
− | :[Cueball | + | :Laptop: Connecting to Bluetooth phone... Calling local school... Found Lenhart children. |
− | :Laptop: Connecting to Bluetooth phone... Calling local school... | + | :[Cueball furiously typing on his laptop] |
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:Laptop: Notifying field agents. Children acquired. Calling Lenhart parents. Negotiating for WiFi password... | :Laptop: Notifying field agents. Children acquired. Calling Lenhart parents. Negotiating for WiFi password... | ||
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+ | {{comic discussion}} | ||
+ | <!-- Include any categories below this line--> | ||
+ | [[Category:Comics featuring Miss Lenhart]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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[[Category:Linux]] | [[Category:Linux]] |