Netgear FVM318 – Cable and DSL ProSafe Wireless VPN Security Firewall Guide D’Exploitation

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Contents

Technical Specifications

Network, Routing, Firewall, and Wireless Basics

Related Publications ...................................................................................................... B-1

Basic Router Concepts .................................................................................................. B-1

Internet Security and Firewalls .................................................................................... B-10

Wireless Networking .................................................................................................... B-12

Wireless Network Configuration ............................................................................ B-12

Ad Hoc Mode (Peer-to-Peer Workgroup) ....................................................... B-12

Infrastructure Mode ........................................................................................ B-12

Extended Service Set Identification (ESSID) ........................................................ B-13

Authentication and WEP Encryption ..................................................................... B-13

802.11b Authentication ................................................................................... B-13

Open System Authentication B-14

Shared Key Authentication B-15

Overview of WEP Parameters ........................................................................ B-16

WEP Configuration Options B-17

Wireless Channel Selection .................................................................................. B-18

Ethernet Cabling .......................................................................................................... B-19

How Does VPN Work? ................................................................................................ B-21

IKE: Managing and Exchanging Keys ................................................................... B-21

Negotiating the SA - the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) ................................... B-22

Authentication: Phase 1 B-22

Key Exchange: Phase 2 B-23

Two Common Applications of VPN ....................................................................... B-23

Accessing Network Resources from a VPN Client PC ................................... B-23

Linking Two Networks Together ...................................................................... B-24

Additional Reading ......................................................................................... B-24

Preparing Your Network

Preparing Your Computers for TCP/IP Networking ....................................................... C-1

Configuring Windows 95, 98, and Me for TCP/IP Networking ....................................... C-2

Configuring Windows NT4, 2000 or XP for IP Networking ............................................ C-7