Best practice convinces you and me. It doesn't convince a jury, especially when the prosecutor is running for re-election.
You're right about the easy way WRT firewall vs. wi-fi, though... in general. In specific, my Qwest setup is combo wifi+router with PPP over ATM with some authentication; if I turn off security on that wifi and there's a flaw in the firmware, I risk getting DDOS'ed. Much prefer the modem end be a separate box, and string the wifi and router downstream of it. It's the old Unix mentality, yaknow.
Maybe I'm too much of a security weenie, but...
Innnnnnteresting. I just peeked at WiMax, which I'm considering getting through ClearWire (if I can) whenever I end up moving again... it's got some pretty serious encryption in it. Now I don't feel so bad about the idea of having *all* my data go out over medium-range wireless...
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Re: Dumb question time
Date: 2008-01-11 06:52 am (UTC)You're right about the easy way WRT firewall vs. wi-fi, though... in general. In specific, my Qwest setup is combo wifi+router with PPP over ATM with some authentication; if I turn off security on that wifi and there's a flaw in the firmware, I risk getting DDOS'ed. Much prefer the modem end be a separate box, and string the wifi and router downstream of it. It's the old Unix mentality, yaknow.
Maybe I'm too much of a security weenie, but...
Innnnnnteresting. I just peeked at WiMax, which I'm considering getting through ClearWire (if I can) whenever I end up moving again... it's got some pretty serious encryption in it. Now I don't feel so bad about the idea of having *all* my data go out over medium-range wireless...