From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Jan 5 12:22:24 2001 From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 5 12:22:20 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from EnContacto.Net (adsl-63-200-120-84.dsl.mtry01.pacbell.net [63.200.120.84]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BD1437B400 for ; Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:22:20 -0800 (PST) Received: (from root@localhost) by EnContacto.Net (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f05KMH206339; Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:22:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eculp@EnContacto.Net) Received: from 63.200.120.86 ( [63.200.120.86]) as user eculp@EnContacto.Net by Mail.CafeMania.Net with HTTP; Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:22:17 -0800 Message-ID: <978726137.3a562cf9342cf@Mail.CafeMania.Net> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 12:22:17 -0800 From: Edwin Culp To: Brooks Davis Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Intel 2011 (802.11b) References: <978716893.3a5608ddbe45b@Mail.CafeMania.Net> <20010105121555.I23398@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> In-Reply-To: <20010105121555.I23398@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 2.3.6-cvs Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Quoting Brooks Davis : > 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