On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 11:15:39PM +0000, iain d broadfoot wrote: > * martin f krafft ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > I would like to have wireless in my appartment, but I need to > > prevent folks on the street from linking into the network. The > > question is how. I want to prevent them from using my internet > > connection just as much as accessing local computers behind the > > firewall. > > > > as i understand wireless, there is no solution to blocking clients > connecting - macs can be faked, ssids are plaintext, wep is crackable > fairly quickly...
While you can't stop them from connecting to the AP, you can stop traffic from getting beyond it. Simply attach the AP to a firewalled system that only allows authenticated VPN clients through it. It's fairly easy to setup an ISPEC VPN. -- Jamin W. Collins -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
