Re: [CGUYS] winCE wifi settings
Like any other complicated question, the answer is going to be "it depends". Good information from Stewart. Here is my summary: 1. Security protection mechanisms need to be weighed against risk. 1.a. If there are sophisticated people nearby who might want to use your wireless network (maybe you are in an apartment building with lots of computer users, next to a college dorm, or have other concerns, then you need more protection. And it is not just using your network, but seeing the traffic going by, like bank passwords and accounts. The latest WPA is probably required, then. 1.b. If there isn't much nearby, and you don't worry about people parking near your house with laptops to capture your data, then WEP is probably good enough. 2. As others have already noted, you can only have one security mechanism per household router. 2.a. If you end up only needing WEP, you should be able to connect your handheld and your laptop to the same wireless router using WEP. 2.b. If you need WEP for the handheld and WPA for the laptop, then you will need two wireless routers, one for each. 3. My handheld with Windows Mobile (don't like it much, but can live with it) has a section on setting up an Internet connection. You may have to type in the hex characters directly. I set up the WEP on the router, cut and paste from the web interface into a document, then put the document on the SD card for the handheld. Then cut-and-pasted it from there. But this doesn't always work. -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34091576500&ref=mf * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] winCE wifi settings
I would love too, but the router is upstairs on my main computer along with three other desktop. The TIVO's are all downstairs. I plan on buying a TIVO network adapter to remedy the problem. I had an old Blitzz B usb network adapter that I put on the living room TIVO (I have two) I have TIVO adapter on the one in the master bedroom (Furthest away from router wireless access point) and it will do WPA. Stewart At 05:20 PM 11/29/2008, you wrote: On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WEP is the lowest level of security and I would not recommend using it. > However it was the basic one offered in 802.11b systems. > > Your wireless is only capable of setting one level of security. Either WEP > or above. (I have this problem at home in that my one network adapter for > the TIVO is a 802.11B and it is only capable of doing WEP but I want WPA.) > > I added an old wireless access point that does WEP but that still leaves > the whole network vulnerable. > > Looking at the device I bet the only encryption method allowed with it is > WEP, so you have to make a decision. > > There are ways of combining multiple routers/ hubs to make this more secure than WEP alone. I can't find a good discusion of this but IMS it is a WEP router and a WPA router are both connected through a third router. You need to to have the WEP router hooked up so it is not accessing the the rest of the network. The third router should be WPA but I think it can be wired if it has a way to segregate the WEP from the rest of the network. The other option I found is a wired connection between the TiVO and a WPA access point. I avoid these problems by keeping my network wired. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] winCE wifi settings
On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WEP is the lowest level of security and I would not recommend using it. > However it was the basic one offered in 802.11b systems. > > Your wireless is only capable of setting one level of security. Either WEP > or above. (I have this problem at home in that my one network adapter for > the TIVO is a 802.11B and it is only capable of doing WEP but I want WPA.) > > I added an old wireless access point that does WEP but that still leaves > the whole network vulnerable. > > Looking at the device I bet the only encryption method allowed with it is > WEP, so you have to make a decision. > > There are ways of combining multiple routers/ hubs to make this more secure than WEP alone. I can't find a good discusion of this but IMS it is a WEP router and a WPA router are both connected through a third router. You need to to have the WEP router hooked up so it is not accessing the the rest of the network. The third router should be WPA but I think it can be wired if it has a way to segregate the WEP from the rest of the network. The other option I found is a wired connection between the TiVO and a WPA access point. I avoid these problems by keeping my network wired. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] winCE wifi settings
WEP is the lowest level of security and I would not recommend using it. However it was the basic one offered in 802.11b systems. Your wireless is only capable of setting one level of security. Either WEP or above. (I have this problem at home in that my one network adapter for the TIVO is a 802.11B and it is only capable of doing WEP but I want WPA.) I added an old wireless access point that does WEP but that still leaves the whole network vulnerable. Looking at the device I bet the only encryption method allowed with it is WEP, so you have to make a decision. Stewart At 03:06 PM 11/29/2008, you wrote: I have a network of my cable TV internet to cable modem to wireless router behind which goes my wireless laptop (WPA), wired desktop, and ATA for voip ...I bought a CF wifi card for my winCE (3.0=pro) device (NEC MobilePro 770) and installed the drivers and the device can "see" the card, but I am flummoxed as to what to enter for settings ...any guidance for me or good step-by-step guides to read? I am not sure if the card has WPA available or has WEP ...in that case, can I establish another network simultaneously and set up the WEP or what? I know how to view the stats for the modem and for the router to find the IP address, etc. I am assuming the info I will need is for the wifi router since this will be behind it. All help appreciated muchly! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] winCE wifi settings
I have a network of my cable TV internet to cable modem to wireless router behind which goes my wireless laptop (WPA), wired desktop, and ATA for voip ...I bought a CF wifi card for my winCE (3.0=pro) device (NEC MobilePro 770) and installed the drivers and the device can "see" the card, but I am flummoxed as to what to enter for settings ...any guidance for me or good step-by-step guides to read? I am not sure if the card has WPA available or has WEP ...in that case, can I establish another network simultaneously and set up the WEP or what? I know how to view the stats for the modem and for the router to find the IP address, etc. I am assuming the info I will need is for the wifi router since this will be behind it. All help appreciated muchly! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
