[MLB-WIRELESS] Wireless networking question

[Joe Hovel]

Java,
Now you're confusing me.... Ipcop is a Firewall - but you call it your
"software router"...?
I have a firewall (ZoneAlarm pro) on my proxy server, because it is
connected permanently to the net with a modem. It gets about 500 alerts
every 24 hrs..... The security risk you are suggesting is from my fellow
Wireless group members, right? I could run ZoneAlarm on all machines I
guess.... That doesn't solve the routing, does it? My traffic will still
go out on the WLAN.....
I think I need further explanations..... Are you confirming that
_everyone_ needs a software or hardware router or firewall - what's the
difference (in this context)?
Joe

> -----Original Message-----
> From: JaVa [mailto:java.boy at optushome.com.au] 
> Sent: Tuesday, 11 March 2003 11:12 PM
> To: joe.hovel at med.monash.edu.au; melbwireless at wireless.org.au
> Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Wireless networking question
> 
>snip... 
> I would think that hooking the AP directly to your local 
> network would be a 
> huge security risk. When I hook up my wireless stuff I plan 
> on adding it 
> into my router's (www.ipcop.org) Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). An 
> old 486 or 
> above is perfectly adequate as a software router and should 
> allow you to 
> isolate your wireless and define what is allowed to your 
> green network and 
> vice versa.
> 
> JaVa


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