tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391390846081175985.post3257706400554921100..comments2007-10-08T22:59:36.672ZChristopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01386819302956011610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391390846081175985.post-44777196426450018572007-10-08T22:59:00.000Z2007-10-08T22:59:00.000Z2007-10-08T22:59:00.000ZExactly, I'm much the same as you - VPN into a server I own on the internet when I'm using public wifi, or if that's not possible, use my phone's 3G connection via USB cable (usually because it's faster!) and I do follow all the best practices for wireless networks (WPA2, etc). I do wonder just *how* secure the Fonera is though as an attack vector, especially considering that many devices are possibly still running a flavour of the firmware which can be exploited in some way, shape or form...<BR/><BR/>Food for thought. But then, I suppose, it's as insecure as your next garden variety wireless network, you just have to shore up the walls as best you can and keep an eye open all the time. I'd love some kind of combination-ingress--and-exploit detection hardware sitting on my network between the public parts and my private subnets, that'd be great, but I just can't afford something like that!Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01386819302956011610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8391390846081175985.post-67008976451867404892007-10-08T09:53:00.000Z2007-10-08T09:53:00.000Z2007-10-08T09:53:00.000ZFonera is pretty secure since it's using WPA/WPA2 for its private network (which you should use for yr own home network), and uses encrypted secure radius authentiocation for its public network. Moreover, clients connected to the public network can't physically "see" each other or the private network of la Fonera, so in no way sniffing can take place. <BR/>Al this results in a more secure WiFi experience on the user part . Besides that, Think how you do feel when you use an Internet Point PC when you're traveling - i always use a ssh tunnel with key authentication, but that's not what an average user wants for a quick glance to her own email.<BR/>Ciaomichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13888300133733335701noreply@blogger.com