I just picked up a WAP-11 which is attached to a switch that's attached
to our LAN. This has the effect of by-passing the firewall I've setup.
I use a D-Link DWL-650 pcmcia card, and i've heard of incompatibilites
between the non-linksys products and the v2.2 of the WAP11, so I've not
enabled WEP. I've set it so only my laptop's MAC will be able to
connect. However, two problems exist :
- Someone can spoof the MAC and get onto the network
- People can eavesdrop on the connection
So far, it seems as if a PPTP tunnel might be the best solution -- but
(correct me if I'm wrong) I'll need to add another nic to the
firewall/router/gateway box (linux), and directly connect the WAP11 to the
linux box...
If this isn't the best solution, I'd love to hear some suggestions.
thanks,
Reza
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