This does not break WEP... A repeater receives a packet, and then retransmits the packet. In the process it opens the packet, and then rebundles it for transmission. It goes through the WEP Decode and Encode process when it does this. If you are using TKIP and MIC extensions it even changes the WEP key to a new permutation in the process.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Sean Wolfe Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 9:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [BAWUG] do repeaters break WEP? Some folks in my organization are thinking that using repeaters prevents you from using WEP. I haven't found any documentation to support this and I'm about to set up a mockup in my lab to test myself. Has anybody heard this? Got any links? Thanks, -Sean. ---------------------------------------------------- Sean Wolfe, CCNA IT Manager, Ticketmaster Northern California 415.951.7900 x2250 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
