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On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>> My Gentoo router's wireless network is encrypted via WPA and doesn't |
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>>> DHCP. I'd like to take this a step further in case my WPA key gets |
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>>> hacked. Can I issue only certain IPs to certain MAC addresses? |
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>>> Does WPA2 require hardware support? |
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>> I don't think so. It should just be a driver/firmware update if you've |
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>> got some device that supports WPA and not WPA2. The AES encryption of |
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>> WPA2 requires a little more hardware power than WEP or WPA normally |
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>> uses, but I don't think it needs any special chip or anything like |
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>> that. |
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>> You can also do VPN over your wifi connection, and require it for |
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>> access to the rest of your network or the internet. At least then if |
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>> someone hacks your wireless key, they still can't do anything without |
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>> having your VPN certificate. |
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> Actually, VPN would rule out my wifi cell phone I bet. |
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Maybe not -- I don't know what kind of phone you've got. I have a |
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Nokia N95 which runs Symbian OS 9 and there are 3 VPN clients that I |
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know of (and the first one is free): |
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http://www.businesssoftware.nokia.com/mobile_vpn_downloads.php |
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http://www.ncp-e.com/en/vpn-szenarien-produkte/vpn-produkte/secure-entry-client.html |
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http://www.symvpn.com/Products/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductId=17 |
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I believe Windows Mobile devices have VPN support built in, but I've |
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never tried it. For iPhone or other phone OS i have no idea as I've |
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never actually used them. |
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Paul |
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