Re: Thanks for the feedback

Post #201,440 by dws 3/31/05 12:25:17 PM Reply	Re: Thanks for the feedback With WEP you pre-share the key and it doesn't change during a session. With WPA-PSK, you pre-share a starting key, but it gets recomputed as the session progresses, making it harder for wiley h4x0rz to reverse-engineer the starting key. "b-only" means that my laptop won't talk to the g (higher frequency) radio on a 802.11g WAP, but that's not a problem, since 'g' WAPs also have a 'b' radio ('g' really means 'b/g', though it is possible to configure the WAP to disable the lower b frequencies (as opposed to 802.11a, which plays in its own sandbox). Unless you have older gear, you have to go our of your way to buy b-only now.
Post #201,463 by jb4 3/31/05 3:03:08 PM Reply	Got it...thanx BTW, CDW is showing both router and adapter gear by Linksys that is "b-only" jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT
Post #201,464 by dws 3/31/05 3:24:01 PM Reply	Old Linksys gear That'd be the WAP11, which is several years old. I cooked one. Folks on my team avoid 'em. If you really want to go with Linksys, spring for the WAP54G. I'm having good luck with the Netgear WGR614, which is a bit less expensive and takes up less desk space (it'll sit upright instead of flat, giving it even better airflow), but YMMV.
Post #201,468 by pwhysall 3/31/05 3:29:57 PM Reply	My experiences with Netgear [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=186782\|http://z.iwethey.org...?contentid=186782] If it's blue'n'square, it's probably good; if it's round'n'silver, it's probably crap. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #201,467 by Steven A S 3/31/05 3:28:14 PM Reply	don't bother with 802.11b only, It's limited to 11 Mbps. You want a 802.11b/g or an 802.11a (or a/g). 802.11a and 802.11g have basically the same throughput (basic set-up is 54 Mbps, some setups are faster by reducing packet headers). The advantage of 802.11a is there are few phones and routers using that frequency (5GHz) so you have less interferance. The disadvantages are shorter range (25-75 feet versus 100-150 feet) and higher cost. ~~~)-Steven---- "I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..." General George S. Patton
Post #201,539 by jb4 4/1/05 10:42:33 AM Reply	Understood... Wasn't planning on going with "b-only". The difference in proce between the B and the G is not worth quibbling over...and, besides, if my wife is going to use it (and she is), she will want the extra speed. jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT

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