-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Starting Wireless Network

Ok, thanks for the input!



Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 13:51:55 -0500
From: "T. Hunt" <ilrover@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Starting Wireless Network

I use Netgear and have worked with Belkin.  Both seem to be OK.  My 
personal laptop PC card is a Netgear WG511 which I bought in a set with 
a WGR614 v4 wireless router.  The kit was a WGB511.  It has worked well 
and the router has a NAT firewall and SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection).

The wireless router is connected to the DMZ part of my Smoothwall 
firewall.  That, plus the fact that it has the built-in NAT firewall 
gives minimal protection to the rest of the network.  I have also 
changed the default SSID and password, as well as restricting MAC 
address use and enabled encryption.

You should always run a software firewall on each system connected to 
the internet so as to know what is going and coming.  In addition, the 
NAT firewall will provide a basic barrier to your network from the outside.

I would not speak for all routers but I don't know of any that don't 
include at least the NAT feature.  If the product doesn't list the type 
of firewall, assume it doesn't have one and move on.

Tom

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