[KLUG Members] question about Linux-based firewall/router/AP appliance

[Greg Mason]

> Why would you use a firewall distro that requires, a heat generating,
> noise making, power sucking, high point of failure, hard drive?  :-)

I enjoy the ease of use that IPCop offers. Hey, I'm a Mac user, and I 
like the nice web-based GUI that I get with IPCop. I see the merits of 
Devil-Linux, but right now I just prefer IPCop.

also, I tend to have cooling fans burn out before hard drives do. And 
when those go, usually significant chunks of the machine go with it... 
When the HD/fan(s) finally burn out, i'll just spend >$10 on 
replacement parts...

>> My idea is to setup 3 interfaces: Red, Green and have a wireless NIC
>> setup as Blue. This would eliminate the need to maintain another piece
>> of hardware.
>
> I don't use a wireless NIC (although I probably could), I just have 3
> NIC's in my firewall, one to the internet, one to my wired LAN, and one
> to my WAP.  That isolates my WAP from my wired LAN in case anyone 
> breaks
> into my wireless they can't get to my desktops.

well, that's the same as I would have, only I'd hope to eliminate the 
need for the WAP, and just use a card in the firewall box as the AP. 
This next application doesn't have very far to reach anyways, so range 
isn't really an issue.

Any IPCop people out there that know if there's support for wireless 
cards?

> http://www.devil-linux.org/

I was kinda expecting the Devil Linux sales pitch :)

-Greg