[SOCALWUG] Re: Reg WiF/WiMax questions

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 19:54:56 -0800

The Harris product looks interesting:

http://www.govcomm.harris.com/secure-comm/

Other examples of "tweeking the standard" help you realize that a standard is standard because when you buy the 802.11(x) card/router you expect it to work with the others that you already have.  Consequently compatability is more important than propriatary add-ons.

http://www.sysopt.com/features/network/article.php/12029_3572716_3

Now, I want to have my motorhome use a "high gain" antenna to capture weak WiFi signals and then repeat them to WiFi laptops around the motorhome.  What's the way to implement that?

Richard
(N6GPP)


On 3/5/06, kevincw01 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I wouldn't think there would be proprietary technologies when you're
dealing with 2 standards.  Now, some manufacturers will overlay an
authentication or encryption scheme over the top of wifi/wifmax or they
may take the standard and "tweak" it slightly and sell it as
proprietary.

One that comes to mind is "SecNet 11" by Harris.  They are marketing a
wireless network link that is based upon the 802.11 standard but they
moved the frequency from 2.4ghz to 8 or 9ghz and laid a proprietary
encryption scheme at layer3/4.  I don't know of anyone who's purchased
it yet but the goal is to allow for classifed data transfer over
– connections that might be lost on those focusing intently on just the red ones.
  - Ed Vogel, University of Oregon, Department of Neuroscience
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