Re: Zone Alarm & Wireless Access Point Security

On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:41:02 GMT, Duane Arnold <NotMe@NotMe.com>
wrote:

>Ajax wrote:
>> On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:15:36 GMT, Duane Arnold <NotMe@NotMe.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Ajax wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a network that is comprised of both a router that connects
>>>>four hardwired PC's and a wireless access point that connects to the
>>>>router and services several laptops, a Sony PSP and a pocket PC via a
>>>>wireless connection.
>>>>
>>>> The system works and has no problems. The various computers can all
>>>>access the Internet and share files with the other computers.
>>>>
>>>> But Zone Alarm logs a significant number of attempts by the wireless
>>>>access point 192.168.1.245 to access my personal PC (it is hardwired
>>>>to the router. Zone Alarm blocks these attempted connections.
>>>>
>>>> My guess is that the WAP is either doing a port scan or it is trying
>>>>to send a log file to my PC.
>>>>
>>>> My question is: Is it safe to put the address for the wireless access
>>>>point in the "Trusted Zone" as I have done with the other computers in
>>>>my network or could that compromise the security on my network?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Why don't you post to alt.Internet.wireless as to what the WAP is doing?
>>>You're not going to get the answer here.
>>>
>>>Duane :)
>>>
>>>Duane :)
>>
>> Duane, I agree that I'm not going to get an answer here, but this is
>> also a Zone Alarm question. It appears that it has ignited the battle
>> of the firewalls again.
>>
>
>The answer as to how you should set ZA to deal with the WAP will be
>gotten over there in the wireless NG as they have Top Guns over there
>that know ZA too. If the 192.168.1.245 is the device IP of the WAP
>device, then I would think you should accept it but I don't know for
>sure for the situation. If it was the device IP of the router, then I
>would for sure tell you to accept the device IP of the router so ZA
>wouldn't bark.
>
>Duane :)
>
>
 I posted my question to the wireless ng.

 Thanks
Received on Mon May 1 00:50:09 2006