The best encryption/access control scheme
I have become in charge of a small wireless ISP at my local marina and am looking for the best way to control access and encrypt for security. Currently I have a Linksys WRT54G router running DD-WRT firmware and a PC that I have now converted over to a linux box for freeradius, etc. The major stumbling block is that we have clients with equipment that cannot deal with WPA encryption, and so, I think, I am forced to use WEP key. Now, the main concern is access control, as in the past there have been those in the area abusing the open AP and draining all the bandwidth. So, what would be the best scheme to use for setting this up? Is a freeradius login/pass scheme with WEP key encryption the best that I can manage, or are there other options? Thanks. -- Ian Truelsen s/v Sting Email: ian.truelsen@gmail.com
Ian Truelsen wrote:
The major stumbling block is that we have clients with equipment that cannot deal with WPA encryption,
Wireless cards that support WPA are cheap.
and so, I think, I am forced to use WEP key. Now, the main concern is access control, as in the past there have been those in the area abusing the open AP and draining all the bandwidth.
So, what would be the best scheme to use for setting this up? Is a freeradius login/pass scheme with WEP key encryption the best that I can manage, or are there other options?
If you use WEP, the AP won't do RADIUS. You'll have to have a hotspot login page to control user access, like Chillispot. Alan DeKok.
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