802.11 Security
by Bruce Potter, Bob Fleck

The unconfirmed error reports are from readers.  They have not yet been 
approved or disproved by the author or editor and represent solely the
opinion of the reader.

Here's a key to the markup:
        [page-number]: serious technical mistake
        {page-number}: minor technical mistake
        <page-number>: important language/formatting problem
        (page-number): language change or minor formatting problem
        ?page-number?: reader question or request for clarification

This page was updated May 16, 2003.


UNCONFIRMED  errors and comments from readers: 


[121]  firewall script near bottom of page;
the line:
echo "100" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echoreply_rate

gives an error: "No such file or directory"

use this line instead:
echo "100" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_ratelimit



(124)  firewall script, section "Allow ssh from anywhere...", 2nd and 3rd iptables
lines;
no such variables $INT_GW_WIRED, $INT_GW_WIRELESS in lines:

$IPTABLES -A to_gateway -p tcp-i $INT_GW_WIRED -d $IP_GW_WIRED --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
$IPTABLES -A to_gateway -p tcp-i $INT_GW_WIRELESS -d $IP_GW_WIRELESS --dport 22 -j
ACCEPT

should be:

$IPTABLES -A to_gateway -p tcp-i $INT_WIRED -d $IP_GW_WIRED --dport 22 -j ACCEPT
$IPTABLES -A to_gateway -p tcp-i $INT_WIRELESS -d $IP_GW_WIRELESS --dport 22 -j
ACCEPT