dsl, networking, paranoia

[augie]

what i'm most concerned about at this point is finding a way to secure a 
wireless network. i've read that the WEP (wired equivalent privacy) that WiFi 
uses is poor at best, and is vulnerable to anyone nearby, for large values of 
"nearby". i've heard of people connecting to wireless networks from miles 
away with a directional antenna. also the encryption used by WEP is reported 
to be easy to crack with about 30mins of packet annalysis with airsnort.

i think wireless is really cool and convient, but im not willing to sacrifice 
my security for that convience.

--augie

Christopher Wagner wrote:
> Setting up a secure network is not so nearly daunting of a task as many
> believe.  Check out http://www.nblug.org/firewall/.  There's some great
> material available in the HOW-TO's and FAQ's.
> Plus there's great testing tools available.
>
> I had the pleasure of being present for Frank and Devin's talk on firewalls
> and whatnot, I learned A LOT. :)  Maybe another talk about routing and all
> of that stuff?  Or have we covered it recently and I've missed out?
>
> - Christopher Wagner
> chrisw at pacaids.com