[MLB-WIRELESS] AP and Server Q

James Healy jimmy at deefa.com
Mon Apr 14 18:34:14 EST 2003


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Matt Pearce wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Just a quick question (I hope!!), if I get an AP is it a good idea to
> install another network card in my server and connect the AP to it
directly
> for better controling security etc, if so what is a good way to configure
> things software wise on my FreeBSD server ??

Yes..

To increase security, you generally want to plug your AP into a router -
by it a hardware router or a PC acting as one.

I currently have my AP going into a hub, it it rebroadcasts all the
traffic going over the hub into the ether - a less than ideal situation
security-wise :)

as for freeBSD, I'm not the person to ask :)

James
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