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-----Original Message----- From: "Matthew Reed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 09:51:25 To:<[email protected]> Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: Network Your Backyard Client to AP = broadcast or hide ESSID Client to AP authentication = LEAP, WPA/2 or VPN Client to Distribution System = AAA/RADIUS server ---------------- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reyes Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 4:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: Network Your Backyard If you are operating a public hotspot I think there needs to be some sort of access control simply for the accountability. You don't want to be known as that place where the latest virus or trojan launched from. I've seen it happen first hand and it sucks. Investigators come, they ask for records, they interview everyone, you get bad press, you lose sleep, get older by a few years.... There are lots of quick and easy ways to protect your public hotspot. . You can get a hotspot in a box setup for a couple hundred bucks. Customer comes, asks for some wifi time, you hit a button and a coupon prints out a unique access code good for x minutes of free access. Another alternative is to get some business cards, print out the access code on the back, and give them out to customers. You don't even need to buy a system, just hack one together using OS softwware. I also believe some of the hacked router firmwares out there also have hooks for captive portals and walled gardens. I would say to think about the service you are providing and why. Do you want anyone to use it or just your customers? What do you want to allow users to do? Based on that, build your policy accordingly. I think the wide open public hotspot vs the managed one is kind of a religious debate. Good luck with your endeavors. ---------------- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]: <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of Victor Caballero Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOCALWUG] Re: Network Your Backyard Here's a situation. What if you run a business where you have groups of people come in and they need internet access? What are the best practices to prevent unathorized use. Do you give clients a key or hide the SSID and then give it to them when they arrive? I've heard nightmares of having open access points with port sweeps and scans. What do you do? Thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SOCALWUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SOCALWUG SOCALWUG website: http://www.socalwug.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
