I run WEP 128 bit for starters on all wireless devices. I then have a Netscreen 5XP firewall running the latest 3.1 release software which has the ability to terminate VPN tunnels on all interfaces including the Trusted side interface. I then run an AES128 bit encrypted IPSEC tunnel from my machines on the LAN to that firewall device. My wireless notebook is no exception.
I have full IPSEC encryption on all devices terminating through the Netscreen firewall device. Check them out! http://www.netscreen.com/ I think you will be very impressed with what they can offer in such a small $500 package. I run these things at all my client sites, large and small companies. Netscreen has firewalls of all types and sizes! I am so paranoid about security, and the new ScreenOS 3.1 release totally gives me at least the encryption protection I need! For those Linux people out there (heh we have a big following, eh) you can just use Stunnel with the Netscreen devices. sean. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Secure Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 2:02 PM Subject: Wireless Firewall > Has anyone found any reasonably secure solutions for setting up a wireless > network in the home? > > My current configuration is: > > [Cable Modem] -ethernet- [GnatBox PC Firewall] -ethernet- [2 PCs] > > I would like to have a similar setup such as: > > [Cable Modem] -ethernet- [ ?? PC with 1 ethernet card and 1 802.11 card, > software? ] -Wireless- [2 PCs] > > I'd like to find a software solution that can make use of an old PC that I > have, similar to what can be done with Gnatbox (www.gnatbox.com). The > external interface needs to be firewalled, and the internal interface needs > to support 802.11b, and preferably VPN since I don't trust WEP. I could > keep the Gnatbox setup if I purchased a hardware 802.11b AP, but it's a lot > cheaper to throw an extra wireless PCI card into the same box as the > firewall. It's just too bad that Gnatbox doesn't support wireless yet... > > --SG > > >
