Re: [PLUG] Re: cable modem and MAC

[Paul <emailme@dpagin.net>]

Tom Diehl wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Paul wrote:
>  
>
> > So, the questions become...  How can I establish an encypted tunnel 
> > between a Windows laptop and a GNU/Linux PC?  How can I make sure the 
> > laptop will not be compromised, allowing an attack to use that encryted 
> > tunnel for its own purposes?  Should I not use adhoc mode?
> >    
>
> One possibility is to run NoCatAuth on the linux box. That will force you
> to use an ssl encrypted connection, assuming you configure it properly. :-)
>
> You could also add putty on the windoze box to talk to the linux box via ssh.
>  

It has PuTTY installed and I did consider it.  What I want to try now is 
FreeS/WAN.  http://www.freeswan.org/  First, between RedHat and 
Mandrake.  Then, between RedHat and XP.

Also, I replaced the linux-wlan driver with the HostAP driver.  From 
what I understand, the HostAP driver will allow my wireless card to 
function in different modes such as ad-hoc, infrastructure, or master 
(AP) mode.

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