Re: [SLUG] inbound connection attempt gets past hw firewall

From: Sick Twist (thesicktwist@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue May 24 2005 - 00:09:29 EDT


>From: perthie <perthie@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: slug@nks.net
>To: slug@nks.net
>Subject: Re: [SLUG] inbound connection attempt gets past hw firewall
>Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 12:51:10 -0700 (PDT)
>you should enable some kind of restriction on who can connect
>wirelessly to the router. here, we prefer to use mac filtering over
>ssid's for performance reasons, but mac filtering tends to be more
>difficult to configure unless youre used to centralized management.
>
>as it stands, from what you've told us, it sounds like anyone can park
>their car outside your driveway, connect to your router, and therefore
>every system on your lan.
>

I do not have any wireless routers. I have one router with 4-port switch
(BEFSR41) and another router with 3-port switch and 2 phone lines (RT31P2).

-Jonathon

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