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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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- Grant |
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