Subject: Re: WLAN recommendation
To: Markus Illenseer <markus@core.de>
From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@chylonia.3miasto.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 08/07/2002 08:18:17
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>  I am willing to join the WLAN community - but secured. My intention is to
> connect a (Windows 2K) Laptop to my NetBSD 1.5.3 Server/Router (that's
> ad-hoc, no?).


use IPSEC. using WEP too won't hurt of course
>
>  Which WLAN cards are recommended and working under NetBSD/i386? Which one
> is compatible in the PCMCIA slot for the laptop?

in theory all specified in wi(4).

in practice i will have new lucent wavelan+PCI bridge next week

>
>  How do I secure? Probably by using ipsec? Is there a how-to available?
> How to configure the Window machine?

it's OT. ask your microsoft authorized reseller or how they call them ;)

but AFAIK windoze 2000 and XP has IPSEC support.
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