NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: PHIL HOCHMUTH ON LINUX 09/01/04 Today's focus: Linux-based Wi-Fi hot spot on CD
Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED], In this issue: * Create a Wi-Fi hot spot with a Linux-based gateway on CD * Links related to Linux * Featured reader resource _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Oracle An Economist Intelligence Unit White Paper: From Grid to Great? Grid computing is breaking out. Familiar mostly to academics, government groups, and scientific researchers, this technology that links together the power of diverse computers to create powerful, fast and flexible systems is beginning to catch on in the corporate world. Included in this white paper, results and interviews from a global survey among Sr Executives, click to download now http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=78717 _______________________________________________________________ IS SECURITY RIPE FOR OUTSOURCING? Security demands for online applications such as e-commerce and Web services are prompting more corporate customers to hand off security functions - such as intrusion detection and firewalls - to outside service providers. Find out if security should be outsourced in this Network World article: http://www.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=78243 _______________________________________________________________ Today's focus: Linux-based Wi-Fi hot spot on CD By Phil Hochmuth Users looking for an easy way to set up a public Wi-Fi hotspot might find help from an open source project called ZoneCD. Offered by a group called Public IP, ZoneCD is a CD-based Linux distribution that can turn any PC into a Wi-Fi access gateway for a public hot spot. The gateway runs off of a PC's CD player, requiring no installation or hardware configuration, according to the software's developers. The package seems to be aimed at organizations such as libraries or small retail shops that want to offer controlled wireless Internet access to the public with limited content filtering. Setup is almost foolproof, the software authors say, since the CD-based platform can run on most PCs, requires no technical skills to set up, and is easy to administer. ZoneCD uses a modified version of the Debian Linux distribution called Koppix, which is designed to run from CD and provides automatic hardware detection and configuration. On top of this platform, Public IP provides features needed to run a secure Wi-Fi public hot spot, such as user authentication, a proxy server, content filtering, DNS caching and DHCP and Web server functionality. To set up a Wi-Fi hot spot with ZoneCD, users would need an Intel-based PC with two Ethernet ports, a minimum of 128M bytes of memory and a bootable CD-ROM drive. Also needed are a Wi-Fi base station, an Internet connection and a firewall. The ZoneCD box would sit between the Internet router (connected via a LAN port) and the Wi-Fi access point (with the DHCP server on the AP shut off). A Web interface can be used to administer Public IP Wi-Fi access. Administrators can create, delete and suspend accounts through this interface, as well as configure Web filters and other settings. Since the package is open source software, users can also make modifications to the CD-based code under the GNU General Public License. RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS More on the ZoneCD http://www.publicip.net/ _______________________________________________________________ To contact: Phil Hochmuth Phil Hochmuth is a Network World Senior Editor and a former systems integrator. You can reach him at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. _______________________________________________________________ This newsletter is sponsored by Oracle An Economist Intelligence Unit White Paper: From Grid to Great? Grid computing is breaking out. 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