Security for WLAN

Nov 15, 2004 1 Replies

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 22:27:05 +0100, Joris Dobbelsteen spoketh

The WAP54G is just a simple wireless network hub. It doesn't have any DHCP features or packet filtering features. The AP itself can be configured as a DHCP client, but it does not do any routing or DHCP relaying. If you need to keep your WLAN on a different subnet, then you'll need a wired router (or a switch that'll do VLAN routing) that can do the DHCP relaying for you.

The WAP54G supports WEP and WPA with Radius authentication. As for policies, there's a million options, what are you specifically looking for?

Expect to get around 20-30 Mbps through the access point...

Lars M. Hansen

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I'm looking for a LinkSys WAP54G Access Point.



What can I expect from:



IP?



- does WLAN have its own subnet with DHCP (or DHCP relay)?



- packet filtering?



- packet filtering per connection (when using radius)?



Security?



- WEP with RADIUS? What policies can be checked?



Performance?



- What is the performance with some cheap ASUS or Sweex PCI cards?


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