> The ultra paranoid would put that AP on it's own network and require any > valid connection to be terminated at the firewall via a vpn. If people are so paranoid about other people listening into your networks then dont use wireless. If its just a small home network, who cares if someone listens in.... If you do have to hold sensitive information, keep it on a hard wired network or if you are really paranoid dont connect your systems to the internet.... --- Keith Morse <kgmorse@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, Cowles, Steve wrote: > > > Ed Wilts wrote: > > > My laptop has 2 connections - one wired when it's on my desk, and one > > > wireless. When I'm wired, I'm on the inside. When wireless, I have > > > restrictions as to which ports I can go through. The ports available > > > through the wireless router are a subset of what's available on the > > > inside firewall. Nobody gets on the inside of the inner firewall > > > unless they have a cable they can plug into my firewall/switch. > > > > > > > I actualy want to implement a network topology very similar to have > > described, even though I have helped all my neighbors that are within > range > > of my WAP to install their WAP's. :-) Anyway, last week I drew up a > > current/proposed network design using Visio. > > > > See: http://www.infohiiway.com/network > > The ultra paranoid would put that AP on it's own network and require any > valid connection to be terminated at the firewall via a vpn. > > > > > > I was thinking of using my linux box as a bridge and use iptables to > filter > > on the MAC addresses/ports for the wireless devices. Shorewall makes it > > rather easy to implement this strategy. Plus, it would be a good learning > > environment for me to better understand linux's capabilities with > bridging. > > > > Now I just need to find the time... > > Steve Cowles > > > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
