Sure, provided the "ad hoc" desktop has a wired NIC connected to the Internet and a wifi NIC in ad-hoc mode. Ideally you would want to setup that desktop to be a software based WAP/router. See "Recipe for a Linux 802.11b Home Network" (http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/03/06/recipe.html) for more info.
I use a laptop with wifi on my home network and ssh into other machines instead of using telnet. However I haven't yet setup a port forwarding SSH tunnel to protect my HTTP packets. I guess I naively trust that my retired neighbors are not hax0r geeks. :) Ah, just found this link for doing just that: "Using SSH Tunneling" (http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2001/02/23/wep.html). John Hebert -----Original Message----- From: will hill To: [email protected] Sent: 8/10/03 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] wifi + college campus = playground for hax0rs was RE: [brlug-gene ral] Wireless adapter question (for college) Can't you just set up an "ad hoc" desktop that's networked and ssh into it? I'm trying to do this but I can't get my hands on a PCI card that works. On 2003.08.11 11:21 John Hebert wrote: > Dang. Makes me wanna go back to ULL. > > BTW, you _really_ need to learn more about wireless network security. > There > are lots of "inquisitive" geeks around college campuses who will sniff > around your network packets. WEP is breakable to a geek with lots of > patience. In other words, consider your web surfing habits to be > public > knowledge over wifi. And if you check your email using POP3 over wifi, > your > password will be available as well, since it is sent in the clear. > > Here's a good place to start: > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2002/04/19/security.html > > Another place to start is to learn how to use SSH: > http://www.suso.org/linux/tutorials/ssh.phtml > > You can use SSH to "tunnel" connections like POP3, but your ISP must > support > SSH connections coming in. Or you could setup an SSH server at another > location and redirect POP3 connections through that. But that must > sound > like a lot of work... :P > > I would recommend not using wifi to do anything that you don't want > others > knowing about, unless you are willing to secure your connections. It > is > possible to protect yourself, but it will require some configuration > on your > end. Definitely use WEP, as this will deter the lazy or stupid geeks > who > know enough to run packet sniffers, but use more secure methods if you > intend to do private stuff over wifi. > > John Hebert > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: 8/11/03 10:59 AM > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Wireless adapter question (for college) > > Hi, > > I want a wireless card since ULL has wireless internet access. I > already have a NIC on the motherboard. > > > > > > -Steven P. > <<RE: [brlug-general] Wireless adapter question (for college)>> > <<ATT00188.txt>> > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
