802.11 Planet: Linux Appliance Software Adds 802.11

“Cybernet’s NetMAX product line is, in the words of Nathan
Pitts, head software engineer, ‘made to simplify networking and the
IT life.’ So adding Wi-Fi to the product is probably a
no-brainer.

“The company is adding support for basic 802.11b infrastructure
functions to the Red Hat Linux-based NetMAX Professional
4.03–meaning the Internet appliances powered by it will also work
as access points. NetMAX also comes in versions specific to
providing just firewall or firewall with IPSec virtual private
networks (VPNs), both of which are also in the Pro version. Demo’s
to the NetMAX interface are available on the Cybernet Web site.

“The company’s release touting the Wi-Fi addition points to
customer requests, and Pitts says one area of those customers is
government, which he says helped subsidize some of the development
of 802.11 support in NetMAX…”

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