On Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 01:43:27PM -0800, Scott C. Best scribbled:
> Rick:
> Yes, by and large, that's all an AP is, a simple 5-minute
> bridge. Leave it to Lucent to complicate things. :) Their access-points
> also allow for something called "Wired Equivalent Privacy" which
> essentially means you can 'name' your wireless-LAN at the access
> point, and then only PCMCIA cards configured with the same 'LAN name'
> get bridged. Or, for that matter, can even *detect* the access-point.
Well, that's a worthy and important feature, and indeed, could
complicate the matter to the point of needing programmers and
a project manager and such.
> This is how my neighbors 802.11 LAN doesn't directly
> interfere with my own -- he can't see my hosts and I can't see his.
> I guess that's a feature of 802.11. :) Gawd help Bluetooth...
So, you can't access his net at all, without knowing it's name
(which I'd assume gets treated like a password)?
> -Scott
>
> PS: How's the PCMCIA thing shaking anyhow?
Having some trouble making the software be friendly with the
hardware; it seems that neither have much enthusiasm for
eachother.
I've posted to pcmcia-cs's SF forum asking for help.
--
rick -- A mind is like a parachute... it only works when it's open.
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