On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Benjamin Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The biggest issue with 802.11b is security; it is basically non-existence. > Flaws in the implementation of the algorithms render even the so-called > "strong" or "128-bit" encryption worthless. I recommend treating 802.11b > networks as you would the public Internet: completely un-trustworthy.
Amen to that; seek an independent solution, e.g. freeswan. For those not convinced see the cracking tool: http://airsnort.sourceforge.net/ The following may not be a big deal to most folks, but one should also note that the thruput for 802.11b is hampered quite a bit by its wireless overhead. So the 11Mbs signalling rate does *not* mean it is faster than 10Mbs ethernet. I did some ftp tests and checked the web, and it seem 11Mbs maxes out at roughly 3-4 Mb/s of actual tcp data streaming. Less with walls, etc, in the way. If anyone can get faster than that please let me know how you did it :-) ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
