Subject: [NEXTEL-1] Re: [nycwireless] Re: First-in-the-nation "hot building"

From: Marcel <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 09 May 2003 13:16:44 -0400

Lars Aronsson wrote:

> Marcel wrote:
> > Actually there are quite a few property owners that are making
> > significant investments to provide their tenants with "In-building"
> > wireless services for 802.11, PCS, Cellular and other wireless
>
> If the WLAN is owned by the landlord, how are the security issues
> addressed?

 802.11 probably has the lowest security level in comparison to PCS/Cellular technology.
Most owners provide minimum security and  leave it up to the tenant to overlay their own
encryption.

> Are these typically open-for-all wireless networks
> connected to the Internet, so each tennant have to use remote login
> (ssh) to reach their internal networks?

Most landlords just provide a "Gateway" to the internet and typically
don't link company intranets to their network. Unfortunately security
is left up to the discretion of the tenant & landlord.

> Or is it a WDMZ isolated from
> the Internet by a login gateway (Nocat) where the tennants become
> subscribers to or members of the landlord's network, similar to
> T-Mobile/Starbucks or the free registration in Bryant Park?
>

I would ask one of the NYC people how the handle City Hall Park or Bryant Park.

>
> --
>   Lars Aronsson ([email-masked])
>   Free Wireless Networking - http://elektrosmog.nu/

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