I renenbered something about this too but was unsure. I remember when wireless was updated, it caused me headaches even though I was not running wpa. I can run wpa just fine though it seems so the regular xp updates must have taken care of it or one of my infrequent passes at the custom updates must have picked it up.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Secure wireless Hi Chris, You wrote: >Has anyone tried just using MAC address whitelisting instead of all the >WPA WEP etc? That's what I do at home. I have no >encryption/authentication stuff on my wireless router. Instead I have an >allow list that only accepts connections from machines that have a >specific MAC address. If you're not familiar, every network device has a >sort of serial number burned into them by the manufacturer. It's a 6 >byte string and every manufacturer gets a block of them to use. Most >routers will let you use this for access control on a whitelist (at >least my Linksys does). Seems to work for me but maybe I'm opening >myself up for issues.? There's an old (2003) article on the O'Reilly site titled: "Dispelling the Myth of Wireless Security" http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/excerpt/wirlsshacks_chap1/ where the author tested cracking into his own (Mac) network which he set up as closed (no broadcast SSID), WEP-encrypted, and MAC-filtered wireless network. The SSID discovery was near-instantaneous. The MAC-filtering crack took only seconds, the WEP crack took longest, but was also doable. (This was back in 2003, remember). I use WPA encryption. This also reminds me that I wanted to pass on to David (who probably knows this already), that extending WPA encryption on wireless networks that are running with Windows machines (XP), may need you to run a couple of Fixes (on XPSP2): KB917021(Wireless Client Update), and KB893357 (to upgrade to WPA2 capability) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917021 (KB917021) http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,30721-order,1-page,1/description.html (KB893357) Of course, this may be old information with XPSP3 out. Gee, I'm glad I don't have to do anything with XP! >CB > >David Poehlman wrote: >> actually, I cannot get ae and netgear to communicate under wep. WPA >> works. >> This is dismaying news but I am using Macs with my wpn82-v2 just fine. I >> am >> not able to do all things with it using the Mac but certainly i can >> configure it in windows and then use the AE to stream my audio. I am >> pondering a new router at any rate since I have growing needs. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Esther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by >> theblind" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 3:03 PM >> Subject: Re: summary of progress to >> date:Re:HowtosetupAirTunesStreamingwithan >> AirPortExpress(long)[wasRe:AirPortStreaminginiTunes[wasRe:NavigatingwithVO+arrowkeysandalternatives[wasRe:voiceoverquestion]]] >> >> >> Hi David, >> >> I'm still surprised about the difficulties using your AirPort Express >> joined >> to >> your NetGear router when you use WPA encryption, since you've been >> able to get it working under WEP. However, today's MacInTouch reader >> report about "Mac Marginalization" had some dismaying news about >> NetGear's future support (or lack thereof) plans for the Mac: >> >> http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/macmarginalization/index.html#d19jun2008 >> (MacInTouch Reader Reports: Mac Marginatlization) >> >> <begin excerpt> >> I have a very nice NetGear Router, an FR114. So, wanting a wireless >> router, >> I bought a NetGear WNR834M. It was very nice, and very fast, although it >> would only accept ten expressions in the "block these sites" feature, >> whereas the old one I had would accept an unlimited number. >> BUT - although I was able to store the router configuration settings, I >> was >> completely unable to restore them! >> >> Worse, I was also unable to upgrade the firmware, leaving me stuck with >> the >> original version (there have been FIVE upgrades published since the >> original). >> >> I contacted tech support for NetGear. They replied promptly (although >> they >> insisted on phone communication instead of the email that I prefer). >> Unfortunately their reply was, incredibly, that those two features, >> upgrade >> and setting restoration, were supported *only using Windows*! >> Moreover they stated that they had no plans to ever support the Mac - or >> Unix of Linux for that matter! >> <end excerpt> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On June 16, 2008, at 06:11AM, David Poehlman wrote: >> >>> Hi Tim, >>> >>> I reset it with the reset button and plugged it into the cabel modem. >>> The >>> address is dhcp and dynamic so once it found the ae, my modem allowed me >>> to >>> connect to the internet and I was able to access the ae from all of my >>> computers with a security of none. I was able to use airtunes just >>> fine. >>> I >>> went through the setup and chose join a wireless network, web 128-bit >>> which >>> is what I am trying now due to device constraints. It failed to come >>> back >>> once the settings were updated. I am really at a loss now but there is >>> one >>> more thing I might try. I was able to set up my printer wirelessly so >>> do >>> not understand why the AE will not come back after being updated. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Tim Kilburn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X >>> by >>> theblind" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 9:09 AM >>> Subject: Re: summary of progress to date:Re: How >>> tosetupAirTunesStreamingwithan AirPort Express >>> (long)[wasRe:AirPortStreaminginiTunes[wasRe:NavigatingwithVO+arrowkeysandalternatives[wasRe:voiceoverquestion]]] >>> >>> >>> Hi David, >>> >>> • When you connect the AE directly to the cable modem, did you mean >>> that the AE would not broadcast properly? >>> >>> • Was that with a fresh configuration of the AE? >>> >>> • Do you have a static or dynamic IP with your ISP? >>> >>> Later... >>> >>> Tim Kilburn >>> & Carter the Canine >>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>
