On Feb 24, 2008, at 11:57 AM, gharris999 wrote: > I'm not sure what the ad-hoc mode/protocol actually is or what sort of > security is implemented. It could be that this is still under > development and the beta units out now use a relaxed form so as to not > complicate ad-hoc mode setup. Or not. What the beta units use now is what we'll be shipping. Here's a basic overview:
During setup, the Receiver listens for UDAP packets from the ethernet network and on a non-encrypted ad-hoc network (the SSID for that network is specific to that player). It's not bridging at that time. A UDAP packet is sent to the Receiver which contains the configuration for the Receiver, including basic TCP settings (IP addresses, DNS, DHCP, etc.) and wireless information (network name/SSID, ad-hoc vs infrastructure, encryption information, etc.) Once received the Receiver reboots and connects with those settings. If the Controller is setting things up for it to connect via a private ad-hoc network (i.e. through the Receiver to a wired network), it sends down a random 128-bit WEP key for that network. It's not the strongest security possible (there is no WPA standard for ad-hoc networks), but it does let folks who don't have a wireless network get started without any other equipment. For better performance and stronger security, I recommend that folks invest $50 in a wireless router and set it up with WPA encryption. -dean _______________________________________________ jive mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/jive
