On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Shrinivasan T <[email protected]> wrote: > my friend got the following issue. > > is anyone face the same issue? > is there any fix available? > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Ravi" <[email protected]> > Date: Oct 20, 2012 1:27 PM > Subject: Airtel WiFi regarding > To: "Shrinivasan T" <[email protected]> > > Hi Thala, > > I am using Airtel fixedline broadband connection. I went with the WiFi > modem they gave (Beetel - 450TC1 - ADSL2 + Router). > > They said since March 2012 they are imposing secure WiFi and provide > software only for Windows and Mac.
To my knowledge this security model would have to be enforced by the AP point built into the device *and* follow open standards like WEP, WPA, WPA2 PSK or Enterprise. The Airtel chap gave your friend a nice smoke and mirror logic. > What this means is that Linux devices, > iOS / Android tabs / phones can't use the Wifi. I guess there is a limit to > the nmber of systems that can use the Wifi at the same time too. Hog wash -- assuming the device supports open standards WEP, WPA, WPA2 (PSK or Enterprise) > I need a way to use the Wifi in my Ubuntu 12.04 laptop and Android 4.1 > phone. > Assuming your friend had the foresight to extract the admin password to the Airtel device, there is nothing preventing your friend from disabling the WiFi functionality in the Airtel device and connecting his own AP and give access to any of his machines. Of course your friend must make sure that he is using WPA2 PSK with a *strong* pass phrase for the Pre Shared Key (PSK). -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
