Re: Encrypted wireless

[Frédéric Dreier <frederic@dreier.cc>]

Jason Rennie wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have a wireless DSL router set up at home.  I currently don't use
> encryption, so it's essentially a free-for-all and I've noticed some
> freeloaders and the router doesn't provide any way to restrict access
> other than by setting up encryption (side question: anyone know of a
> wireless router that can restrict access by MAC address?).  I tried
> setting up 64-bit encryption and adding an entry in
> /etc/pcmcia/wireless.conf on my laptop.  No dice.  Anyone know what
> the appropriate entry would look like?
>
> Alternatively...
>
> Can anyone suggest a tutorial/How-To on setting up wireless PCMCIA
> cards to work on an encrypted wireless network?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Jason
>
>
>  
hi jason,

i also configure my wireless card (eth1) it  through 
/etc/network/interface  :

# /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8)
mapping hotplug
       script grep
       map eth0
       map eth1

# The loopback interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian 
installation
#auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

iface eth1 inet dhcp
       wireless-essid BOB
       wireless-key ABC12398740AC2BD32FDAC107
                            


when I plug the card or if i boot, hotplug scripts bring the interface up.

I use it with a netgear switch (802.11g) which support the mac-address 
restrictions. I was just a little disapointed to learn that encryption 
was not so difficult to break... but it seems to be common to all 
wireless device (protocol is buggy).