Re: WPA (was Re: [PLUG] Ports needed to use Samba or MS networking functions)

[Paul <emailme@dpagin.net>]

Kevin Brosius wrote:

> Paul wrote:
>  
>
> > The use of WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) sounds like another good 
> > alternative if the hardware supports it.
> >    
>
> This was news to me, so I did a little reading...  Here's an article
> with recommendations on passphrase usage and some cautions for WPA.
>
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1374909,00.asp
>
>  

Thanks for that info!  I guess we're back to VPNs.  I've played with 
Free S/WAN between GNU/Linux systems. If it were easier to get a Window$ 
client going I would only allow VPN traffic over my wireless link.

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