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Re: Discretionary WiFi Access
From: jseymour () linxnet com (Jim Seymour)
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 10:04:21 -0400 (EDT)
Vinicius Moreira Mello <vmmello () inf ufrgs br> wrote:
Jose Varghese wrote:Keeping it simple: Physical segregation and only Internet accessSorry, but I don't agree. If you deploy and maintain the network you'll be liable for any legal action against you in case of misuse.
Perhaps so, but irrelevant, in my view, because I feel responsibility trumps legal liability. IOW: Even were there no legal liability, it would be the height of irresponsibility to create an uncontrolled, un-monitored WiFi hot spot with unfettered access to the 'net.
Making reality simpler is not the same as creating simple solutions.
s/is not/is not necessarily/
I would consider studying solutions #2 or #3 from John Adams's message. There are some guides/howtos out there that show how to configure such scenarios.
The problem with those solutions is that not all clients will be supported by the newer WiFi protocols. Most 802.11b drivers don't support WAP, much-less 802.1x, for example. And even if they do support them, older implementations may need to be patched to get bug-fixes. Are *you*, the local network admin., going to take responsibility for patching a guest's PC? Then there'll be the administrative overhead in granting the guest access: Both server-side and client-side. For every visitor--coming and going. Are you, the local network admin., going to take responsibility for making configuration changes to a visitor's PC? Don't get me wrong: I agree that an open mode WLAN is a Very Bad Idea. But I don't see how John Adams' suggestions are practical, either. Am I missing something? Jim -- Note: My mail server employs *very* aggressive anti-spam filtering. If you reply to this email and your email is rejected, please accept my apologies and let me know via my web form at <http://jimsun.linxnet.com/scform.php>. _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () honor icsalabs com http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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