Dwayne Reid wrote:

> Can you suggest a starting point for me to learn about WiFi security?
>
Treat your wireless link as if the data that goes across it goes across
the wide open internet.  Securing it is as simple as securing the
internet connection coming into your building, and all your wireless
clients are on the other end of the internet.  A robust VPN solution is
about as good as it gets.

However, consider the cost/performance ratio.  I use a simple 128bit WEP
key for my private home network.  It's not something I'm going to spend
too much time protecting since there are so many other targets out
there.  A hacker will go to an open connection long before they'll
settle down and attack me, unless they are specifically targetting me,
which I don't believe is a very likely thing.  Futher, I've placed my
access point in the basement, so it basically goes up into the house,
and doesn't get good signal outside of the home (aluminum siding).

My ADSL modem is the router and AP, so securing it is harder since I
cannot change the operation of the router, or seperate the AP from the
router and from the internet connection.  Otherwise I might consider
another layer of protection (VPN with a rate limited tunnel for public
internet access).  But it's another piece of equipment to secure, and an
option I'm not going to take right now since it would require disabling
my current AP and adding a seperate one.

But that's the best advice I can give on securing a wireless connection
- pretend that your data passes directly through your worst enemy's
computer between the AP and the client.

-Adam

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