Also, just filtering on MAC so no machine other than those specified even works on your network(wirelessly at least).
Oh, and Hello old timers, long time no post. dimes DJA wrote: > kelsey hudson wrote: >> > [snip] >>> How could I prevent neighbors (or occupants of nearby parked cars) >>> from accessing the wireless network? How can I secure the >>> wirelessly linked XP laptops from being accessed through their >>> wireless links? I need a working solution. >> > [snip] >> >> As far as the other requirement goes, If you want to keep the garden >> variety freeloading idiot out, WEP is sufficient. WPA is a hack and a >> kludge and generally pain all around. > > Please elaborate on why you think WPA is bad. I have been using WPA2 > on my access point with no problems. In fact, with NetworkManager, > KNetworkManager, and WPA_supplicant included in the standard FC6 > installation, it all just worked out-of-the-box for me with no > fiddling, other than to install the IPW2200 firmware. > > >> If you want to get fancy and keep all idiots out, even the more >> clever ones, you can directly connect your open, unencrypted WAP to a >> box (isolated network and addressing scheme); this box will run a VPN >> concentrator software and your clients will be forced to use IPSEC to >> connect to it. They will also not be allowed to connect to anything >> else. > > NetworkManager is now starting to support VPN clients, although I > haven't tried that yet. > > >> Really, the cisco access points (NOT linksys) are very, very good >> pieces of hardware, and I highly reccomend them to anyone. >> >> cheers, >> -kelsey > -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
