Thanks evilbunny
I checked your links. Very nice servers. But, as far as LEAP and access points in general, I have no control over the choices being made at my workplace. My employer just went with the most commonly installed university setup out there. Google searches on LEAP authentication bring up countless universities across the cpountry. Cisco has dug in deeper into the education market than Apple did in the 80's. > You can get 802.1x security via clients, not just hardware (cisco > actually does the pcmcia/pci cards via software) > Unfortunately, although this is quite true, the software that allows me to authenticate to our already existing LEAP network resides also in the firmware of the card. For example, the Apple airport cards are just Orinocco cards (or whatever their Co. is called this week). However, in order for the cards to fully operate on our network, the firmware has to be the latest to sync with our network. Oriniocco cards do not. I could be wrong (wouldnt be the first time), but then there is also the trouble of actually having the client loaded onto the machine and configured to use LEAP. For example, i can use a Cisco 350 card, but until I configure my computer to NOT use Windows networking AND I configure the ACU to see our closed network, there is no joy for my computers networking. All of that also relies on the fact that my firmware is already updated. Airport cards DO work on our network Cisco 350s DO work as well This Xircom should work and when I get my hand on that LEAP enabled 3com, that one should as well. LEAP has been around for a while now. Without firmware and client software, any old network card wont do. If it would, Cisco would list them and sell more access points and card manufacturers could advertise the abilities and sell more cards. LEAP is far superior to standard WEP, but it is by no means a standard. When one standard actually arises, that will be a joyous occaision. But back to the original question... Has anyone played with this Xircom card? It's powerful...and its cheap. -stone -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
