Thanks. Jacob
At 08:29 PM 3/28/2003 +0000, you wrote: >Jacob- > >Netgear FM114P - combination of firewall, router, switch, print server, and >802.11b WAP in one box. > >Netgear MA701 802.11b CompactFlash WiFi card in PocketPC. > >-Ben > > Ben, > > > > What netgear do you use? > > > > I have a 314, which has no wireless interface. The new ones do. > > > > I could purchase an access point, but then other box I have nailed to the > > wall... > > > > Jacob > > > > At 06:44 PM 3/28/2003 +0000, you wrote: > > >Hi gang, > > > > > >am happy to say there is a simple answer to the question I had asked > about > > >WEP > > >(Wired Equivalent Privacy) and 128-bit encryption across different > brands of > > >WiFi equipment. > > > > > >If you want to generate a key using a "passphrase", you need to use > the same > > >brand. > > > > > >But to enable an encrypted connection on another brand, just type in > the 26 > > >hex digits from the encryption key generated on the first brand. > > > > > >The remaining 24 bits of the key, which I was worried about matching, are > > >apparently the same. > > > > > >So, I used a passphrase to generate keys on my NetGear WiFi devices. > When I > > >got the Dell laptop with the TrueMobile WiFi card, I just typed in the key > > >from the Netgear in hex, and it worked!!!! > > > > > >-Ben > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
