Wireless Bridge questions

MarcusJClifford · 01-22-2003

I have a few questions about Wireless Bridges.

I have 2 DLink 1500 Wireless access points / bridges.

They work great as access points etc

When I set them up as a Point-to-Point bridge they work fine as well.

My first question is do I need WEP on a bridge connection or does the fact that they will (should) only talk to each other (no other MAC address) mean they are secure?

My second question is is there any way to monitor the quality or signal strength of the bridge connection?

Thorn · 01-22-2003

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Originally posted by MarcusJClifford
My first question is do I need WEP on a bridge connection or does the fact that they will (should) only talk to each other (no other MAC address) mean they are secure?

They are "secure" as long as someone does spoof the MAC address of one of them. Additionally, without WEP, the traffic can still be seen as unencrypted data. With WEP, they would still have to break the encryption.

So yes, WEP will still help. Using very high directional antennae, thus limiting the amount of area where the can be detected will probably help too.

QUOTE]Originally posted by MarcusJClifford
My second question is is there any way to monitor the quality or signal strength of the bridge connection? [/quote]

You could use a laptop running NS during the setup stage. It won't help with "on the go" operational readings when you're running however.

01-22-2003	#1 (permalink)
MarcusJClifford United Kingdom User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 130	Wireless Bridge questions I have a few questions about Wireless Bridges. I have 2 DLink 1500 Wireless access points / bridges. They work great as access points etc When I set them up as a Point-to-Point bridge they work fine as well. My first question is do I need WEP on a bridge connection or does the fact that they will (should) only talk to each other (no other MAC address) mean they are secure? My second question is is there any way to monitor the quality or signal strength of the bridge connection? __________________ Orinoco Gold, Mobile Mark 5 DBi Mag Mount, Belkin WAP, 4x D-Link 1500 WAP / Bridges, 2x 24Dbi Parabolics, 1 12Db Omnidirectional. Last edited by MarcusJClifford : 01-22-2003 at 03:56 PM.

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