On Tue, 2003-10-07 at 13:57, Mariano Kamp wrote: [...] > (Un)fortunately I also have a wlan access point plugged on to the inside > interface. I am currently using WEP128 with shared keys on a netgear 802.11/g > access point to encrypt the traffic. > I am running a wide range of protocols from different devices though the > access point. Some devices, like my palm tungsten c, do know about vpns, some > computers like the notebooks friends bring over don't (at least not yet). If I > can't get the latter solved, that would be acceptable to me. Still I would > appreciate having a solution for that too. As I am with it, I also hate to > give > away the WEP encryption keys to my visitors. This is not so much a matter of > lack of trust, but it doesn't feel the right way to me. > > From what I've read so far this is pretty unsafe (the WEP part). > > Sniffing through a couple of messages I got the feeling that setting up a > vpn would be the solution to at least my major concern, getting rid of WEP. > > Would this be the right approach?
I have seen a number of solutions, but one that seemed relatively straightforward and interoperable was one that I saw using pppoe and pptp to secure the connection. you can then enable/disable a guest account to allow friends to connect. IPSec is another good option, but it means patching your kernel... > Did anybody do this and cares to share the experience made? I haven't had the need, all my services are ssl-enabled -Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
