But at the same time aren't you leaving yourself open to attacks from the internet? Or maybe I misunderstand the term "DMZ". When I put a machine in the DMZ of my linksys firewall, it is essentially outside the firewall, i.e. it has no protection from the outside. Mike -----Original Message----- From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] On Behalf Of John T. Hoffoss Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 2:34 PM To: 'TCLUG Mailing List' Subject: RE: [TCLUG] Wi-Fi security question I think it was suggested it be left in the DMZ to prevent wardrivers from (easily) getting at the systems behind your firewall. John _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list