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Maintaining a Linux Wireless Access Point
In this fourth part of a five-part series on building a Linux wireless access point, you'll learn about firewalling, routing, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter four of the Linux Networking Cookbook, written by Carla Schroder (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596102488). Copyright © 2008 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.
- 4.11 Connecting to the Internet and Firewalling
Problem
Its high time to finish up with these LAN chores and bring the Internet to your LAN. Your wireless is encrypted, your LAN services are working, and your users want Internet. So youre ready to configure your WAN interface and build a nice s...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:17 -0500
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Securing a Linux Wireless Access Point
In this third part of a five-part series on building a Linux wireless access point, you'll learn several different ways to secure your servers, so you can choose the level of security that best suits your needs. This article is excerpted from chapter four of the Linux Networking Cookbook, written by Carla Schroder (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596102488). Copyright © 2008 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.
- 4.7 Making WPA2-Personal Almost As Good As WPA-Enterprise
Problem
Youre nervous about sitting there with an unsecured wireless access point, and you really want to lock it up before you do anything else. Youve made sure that all of your wireless network interfaces support WPA2, so youre ready to...
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:12 -0500
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Configuring a Linux Wireless Access Point
In this second part of a five-part series on building a Linux wireless access point, you'll learn how to set up name services, set static IP addresses, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter four of the Linux Networking Cookbook, written by Carla Schroder (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596102488). Copyright © 2008 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.
- 4.3 Setting Up Name Services
Problem
Your LAN is going to have a combination of hosts with static IP addresses and DHCP clients that come and go, especially wireless clients. And, you want DHCP clients to automatically be entered into DNS so they can be accessed by hostname just like the hosts w...
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:00:33 -0500
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