[Novices] re: IPCOP firewall

[Adam Tauno Williams]

> This was probably covered at the meeting, but I wasn't there.  Why do 
> you need both an IPCOP and a router?  If it's because of wireless, I'd 
> look into putting wireless card in the IPCOP box (dunno if there's 
> support for that in IPCOP, but I think there should be).  

Not last I checked.  IPCOP+WIC<->WAP works but not IPCOP+WIC as a WAP or
AdHoc member; IPCOP lacks the detailed mechanics to change the WICs
mode.

> If you just 
> want to IP masquerade a small network behind one IP then a router, 
> particularly the 54G you're talking about, will probably do that as well 
> as the IPCOP box.

A WAPless network, card<->card, is theoretically possible, but you have
to get the cards into AdHoc mode.  I've never been able to get it to
work reliably;  most cards claim to support AdHoc mode but seem to just
really not want to do it.
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