Ron Palmer Wrote: > CCMP is the integrity check portion of the AES cipher used in WPA2, much > like TKIP is the integrity check for RC4 in WPA. > > The fact that the Airport Extreme is only allowing those three options > means it's adhering to the Wi-Fi standards. WPA/AES (or WPA with CCMP) > isn't really a standard, but since it doesn't take any more computing > power that WPA2, and removes one of the last concerns with WPA (there > are still theoretical attacks on TKIP that haven't been proven > impossible), most manufacturers are adding it with the WPA2 devices. > > As a side note, my router manual says WDS can't be used with WPA. It's > a D-Link, not an Apple, but it's something else to check into.
Thanks for the explanantion. Yes, Airport Extreme does allow WPA with a WDS system. At least, the options are there, and WPA (as distinct from WPA2) does work with my SB. Given the earlier part of this thread, I suspect something is buggy with the SB implementation of WPA2. My latest experience trying WPA2 is that, during setup, I got a "connected to wireless network" message. But then, when it tried to get an address from my router this failedand it got the self-assigned address. Then it again claimed to be connected to the wireless network, but could not get a connection to the SlimServer. But simple WPA seems, so far, to be working ok. -- danco _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
