Re: OT: Wireless questions
On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, David Purton wrote:
> > > +--------+
> > > | switch |-- wired private network
> > > +--------+
> > > |
> > > eth0
> > > |
> > > +-----------------+
> > > | debian linux | +------------+
> > > | server/firewall |-- eth1 --| adsl modem |-- internet
> > > | gateway/router | +------------+
> > > +-----------------+
> >
...
> > any pci card will work
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> > -- if you want your own AP .. you will have to pick a pci card that
> > is supported by a wifi driver
> >
> > linux-wireless.org/Drivers
> >
> > -- if you want your own AP with WPA... you will have to pick
> > a pci card that is supported by hostap or madwifi
> >
> > -- if you buy off-the-shelf...
> > - some netgear switches will not talk to linksys clients
> > and vice versa ( s/netgear/any-commercial-product/g )
>
> mmm ok, So I don't need a hardware AP connected to an ethernet Card?
nope...
your debian box is doing all the "routing" so if you have a $20 wifi pci
card, you'd route wlan0 or ath0 as your new "eth3" in your debian box
> Just so long as the PCI card is supported bu the linux wireless drivers?
yup.. check the list of drivers ... to see if you find your favorite
card is easier to do than to take any random card and finding its drivers
> > linux based AP is better ...
> >
> > - you can control what it does
> > - there is no default passwds that you didnt change
> > - you can use wpa, wep is broken and worthless for preventing prying eyes
>
> This was my initial thought.
Linux-Wireless.org/AP
- few debian based wap's too
c ya
alvin
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