Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3863 mails)

[Henry Tang <henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > So, is the current generation of wireless lan stuff (router/gateways and
> > wireless nics, etc.) well protected, by default?  I want to stick with
> > DHCP and avoid static IP if I can -- I occasionally bring home different
> > laptops from the office. I'm not supposed to monkey with extra profiles on
> > the office machines, and they're all set up for DHCP.  What's the
> > mechanism that's used to ensure that somebody driving past my house can't
> > grab a connection to my ISP if I deploy a wireless lan? Is exclusivity/
> > privacy based on MAC addresses or on certificate exchange? or.... what?
>
> You'll want to use 128 bit WEP and change the keys occasionally.

Yea, occasional key change is good, but using static ip is also good.
However, on campus, we need to login inorder to use the internet. I wonder
how that is done. Anyoen know? I could use this as my 3rd security
barrier.

henry