RE: Wireless Access with ISA

From: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 17:38:35 -0500
To Add,

Does it have to be a separate NIC, or can I connect it to a nearby switch port ?
Thanks

Mark
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  From: Euan Cooper 
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  Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 5:29 PM
  Subject: [isalist] RE: Wireless Access with ISA


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  Why don't you simply buy a cheap wireless access point and connect that to a 
standard NIC in your ISA box?   That way you can set up a "real" wireless VLAN 
with suitable access rules to allow just the required traffic onto your network 
from the wireless VLAN.

  If all you are actually wanting to do is provided a wireless link for your 
Laptop in the Computer room when you need it, do you even go through the ISA 
box ?

  Before we moved buildings late last year I had a cheap pocket AP set up with 
a fixed IP address set-up in the computer room.   All I had to do was power it 
up and turn on the wireless card in my laptop when I wanted to use it and power 
it off again when I was finished.  While the AP only does WEP (128 bit at 
least) because it was only powered up while I was using it and the AP doesn't 
have a great range anyway I didn't see it as a big issue.  In the new building 
the computer room is right next door to my office rather than in another 
building so I have not yet had a need to use my laptop in the computer room so 
the AP has not yet been set-up.

  However if you really want to learn how to make wireless work through your 
ISA box, then go and get an AP - or convince your PHB[1] that you "need" one 
for some reason or other ...

  -Ec

  1 Pointy Haired Boss
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Mark Strangways [mailto:strangconst@xxxxxxxxxx]
    Sent: Thursday, 9 February 2006 10:48 a.m.
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    Subject: [isalist] RE: Wireless Access with ISA


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    The original question is can I use the routing in windows 2003 and ISA 2004 
to allow a desktop wireless card form an access point so that my laptop can get 
service in the server room without me worrying about plugging in.

    Ok, maybe a bit long winded.

    I can get it somewhat working thru using it as an Ad-Hoc network, and it 
even was able to assign an IP from DHCP on the windows 2003 machine. But the 
connection is not right, no internet, no DNS I expect.
    I have not spent much time with it, and I don't want to waste any 
unnecessarily attempts that aren't going to work.
    I'm not a network Guru, not a guru at all. 

    Looking for advice on if it can be done and how the best way to get it done.
    And maybe the best way is with a wireless router, just seems to me this 
should work as well

    Thanks,

    Mark
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