As it turns out it was the DHCP server on the WAP that was cause the
failure. Once I disabled it and connected the WAP to the UPLINK port on my
existing HUB, life was good. I'm now sending emails on my iPAQ from the
bedroom! I'm totally stoked!


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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Benjamin Scott
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 11:37 PM
To: NT 2000 Discussions
Subject: RE: Kinda OT: Wireless LANs

On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, at 5:30pm, Dean Cunningham wrote:
> Do not use default settings for SSID etc
> Use WEP
> If the access point has the feature, limit the ethernet addresses that can
> connect to it.

  While the above will prevent "accidental" intrusion, there is freely
available software which will bypass all of that in minutes.  The security
features of 802.11b are broken, plain and simple.  Sure, for a home network,
the answer is likely, "Who cares?", but one should be aware of the
situation.  :-)

  I've actually heard people recommend turning WEP *off*.  Depending on the
devices, it can significantly slow things down.  Meanwhile, the security it
provides is a joke.  Might as well speed things up.  ;-)

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