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Re: [LUG] PPP & Wireless gateway?



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David Johnson wrote:
>
> In theory, you should just be able to chuck a wireless adaptor into your
> Smoothwall box. You'll need to check whether Smoothwall comes with
wireless
> networking drivers and software, and you'll have to be very careful about
> which wireless chipset you buy, because some don't work or work badly.
>
> A list of wireless adaptors and their status under Linux can be found at
> http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html .

I use a Redhat boxto do what David describes, and it works well.

But the simple luddite way is just to plug a wireless access point into
the protected side of the LAN. At least fine for home networks, your
paranoia may vary, not many drive-by crackers in Woodbury Salterton ;)

The cheap SMC access point works with OpenAP if you don't want
propietary lockout from your access point software. Indeed many reports
say it works better with OpenAP, but I found it a solid enough piece of
kit, if not terribly featured compared to Intel's own kit.
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