Re: [PLUG] OT: Large Wireless Network on the Cheap

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Aaron Crosman wrote:

> How would setup a wireless network for use in a building by both the employees and guests with minimal support from IT (this means NO MAC filtering)?
>  

As described here, you would be creating a *huge* breach in network 
security and paying to do it.  Why would guests use the network?  Will 
the connections be encrypted?  Will the signal radiate to neighboring 
floors and to the outside world?  There is a lot more to consider than 
simple connectivity.  After careful consideration, you may not even want 
to deploy such a wireless network.  (I'm speaking in general and not 
assuming you haven't given it thought.)

MAC filtering is a weak defense anyway because almost anyone can change 
their MAC address to match an authorized address.
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