Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:22:17 -0800 From: Edwin Culp <eculp@EnContacto.Net> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Intel 2011 (802.11b) Message-ID: <978726137.3a562cf9342cf@Mail.CafeMania.Net> In-Reply-To: <20010105121555.I23398@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> References: <978716893.3a5608ddbe45b@Mail.CafeMania.Net> <20010105121555.I23398@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu>
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Quoting Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>: > On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 09:48:13AM -0800, Edwin Culp wrote: > > How does a person control access to the AP once installed? I know that I > can > > control most by adding the MAC's to a list but that isn't very dynamic. > Is > > there another way, just using a login and passwd? This is especially > important, > > now that you can buy wireless cards in office depot :-) > > You can force users to know the SSID to connect and you can use WEP. I > don't know of any login/passwd solutions. I'm actually considering > setting up a system where we place the APs on a private VLAN with the > only way out being a PPPoE connection or an IPSec tunnel. This would > provide access control and security and would basicaly eliminate any > worries about link security. I had hoped for something simpler (read quick and dirty) but in the long run IPSec might be the best. Thanks, ed > > -- Brooks > > -- > Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. > -- - Creativity - Technology - Operativity - Technology is the practical application of knowledge. -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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