[sf-lug] WIFI set-up

[maestro]

quoting rick m.:
>>your attack surface is reduced to just the core OS
>>network stack and kernel, which the 'firewall' can do nothing for,
>>anyway.

yup.


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On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 11:21 AM, Bobbie Sellers <
bliss-sf4ever at dslextreme.com> wrote:

>
>
> On 04/17/2016 11:12 AM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 04/17/2016 10:26 AM, maestro wrote:
>>
>>> this is a* set-up* query *NOT* a problem solving or troubleshooting
>>> query.
>>>
>>> it will be great for as many folks as possible to respond to:
>>> how do you set-up your linux distro (and which distro are you running?)
>>> to
>>> connect *SECURELY *to all public and shared wifi networks (with shared
>>> passwd)?
>>>
>>     I have more stringent firewall rules in my roaming configuration,  I
>> don't know
>> what else can be done with my available income.   I avoid using totally
>> open
>> public WiFi as seen on Market Street,
>>     I am using Mageia 5.
>>     If I had the income I would bring along a local router which would
>> permit connecting
>> to the local WiFi and provide a better firewall.
>>
>>>
>>> what configurations do you do and/or software do you run to keep
>>> 'trolls/assholes' from knocking you off wifi connections?
>>>
>>     Not the faintest idea.
>>
>>>
>>> as stated above this relates to networks *outside* your own in your home.
>>>
>>> and this is relating to configurations you don't have to change, you set
>>> it
>>> up and that's it.
>>>
>>
>>     Go for tight rules on your roaming configuration is all I can say.
>> Mageia has its own
>> firewall.
>>
>>>
>>> thanks for participating and contributing...
>>>
>>>
>>     Hope it helps.  PCLinux 2016 in a 32 bit configuration  will
>> provide the same facility.  Mageia 5 is already way behind 2016.03.
>> Magiea 6 dev1 is still getting nightly updates.
>>
>>     bliss
>>
>
>     Was looking at something else and found this.
> A project to build a router.  Maybe it could be made portable?
> By portable i mean small and light running from battery via
> the computer USB or on its own.
>
>     bliss
> <
> http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/04/the-ars-guide-to-building-a-linux-router-from-scratch/
> >
>
>
>
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