Re: [fw-wiz] Discretionary WiFi Access

From: Kevin (kkadow_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/08/05

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    To: Dave Null <noid23@gmail.com>
    Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 02:58:34 -0500
    
    

    On 7/7/05, Dave Null <noid23@gmail.com> wrote:
    > . . . one of the largest user communities that would take
    > advantage of this would be non-employees. Vendors, Salesmen, people
    > meeting with GMs/VPs/Execs are probably going to be the main users of
    > this. My question is, if you currently have a similar situation in
    > your work environment, how do you handle granting these people
    > temp/guest WiFi access.
    . . .
    > I know the easy answer here is 'Dont give them WiFi access', but I
    > don't think that is going to be an option. Thoughts, comments, flames?

    So do what the coffee shops do -- give the outsiders low-speed "unrestricted"
    access to the Internet with little or no firewalling or access
    control, and require
    some sort of strong-authentication VPN for anybody who needs access to
    more sensitive "internal" networks and services.

    The coffee shops somehow avoid getting sued over file-sharing and spam
    incidents from their "open" WiFi, so you should be no worse off than they.

    Kevin Kadow
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