Re: network/ limited number of ips

2002-01-18 Thread David A. Bandel
On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 10:32:02 -0600 "Schmeits, Roger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed into the bitstream: [snip] > > Why bootp? you assign a specific IP to a specific MAC. Tradeoff between a static IP and a completely dynamic one. You'll use dhcpd to do this, it just takes a little more setup. Cia

RE: network/ limited number of ips

2002-01-18 Thread Schmeits, Roger
>I prevent this by using iptables and only accepting known MAC addresses. >However, this will _not_ prevent someone from reconfiguring their MAC >address (i.e., doing a MAC address takeover) and breaking into your net, >but it does make it a little more difficult. Combine that with WEP and >you

RE: network/ limited number of ips

2002-01-18 Thread Schmeits, Roger
-Original Message- From: David A. Bandel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 8:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: network/ limited number of ips On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 07:37:10 -0600 "Schmeits, Roger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed into the b

Re: network/ limited number of ips

2002-01-18 Thread David A. Bandel
On Fri, 18 Jan 2002 07:37:10 -0600 "Schmeits, Roger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed into the bitstream: [snip] > > >the internet using a single public ip address and an access list of > >internal ip's that you assign. If it's an ip address not allowed to be > >masqueraded, then nobody can "steal ser

RE: network/ limited number of ips

2002-01-18 Thread Schmeits, Roger
>I don't know how much about wireless. Certainly it's easier, but probably more >expensive and maybe less secure (at least you'd have to think about those >things). We are still thinking about how to lay things out yet wireless vs. LAN. so far wireless is cheaper. for some oddball reason it is

RE: network/ limited number of ips

2002-01-18 Thread Schmeits, Roger
>Way, way too much overkill. You certainly don't need 6 access points, >especially at over a grand each for Cisco. Youre right 3 is more than enough. I was just throwing numbers out there ... it is early in the project you know. >them all a unique ESSID if you want precise control, patch each o

Re: network/ limited number of ips

2002-01-17 Thread Dave Anselmi
"Schmeits, Roger" wrote: > Got a question... > We have a student housing building that has about 40 students. We have been > wanting to wire the building but the cost has always stopped us ($4). I > have been playing with the idea of using 5 or 6 Cisco aironet 350 access > points and have t

Re: network/ limited number of ips

2002-01-17 Thread Andrew Mathews
"Schmeits, Roger" wrote: > > Got a question... > We have a student housing building that has about 40 students. We have been > wanting to wire the building but the cost has always stopped us ($4). I > have been playing with the idea of using 5 or 6 Cisco aironet 350 access > points and have

RE: network/ limited number of ips

2002-01-17 Thread GREWELL, AARON
The method I use to NAT from a private subnet to a public IP is to use an LRP (Linux Router Project) derived boot disk. The best place I know of to get these is at http://leaf.sourceforge.net . I don't know if they have wireless support or not, though. The one I use for my network is called Oxy