Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #5874

From:	"Lewis G Rosenthal" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>	Full Headers Undecoded message
Sender:	"OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject:	Re: [OS2Wireless] First experience with Vista and Wi-Fi
Date:	Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:54:10 -0400
To:	"OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

On 07/07/07 05:51 pm, Ed Durrant thus wrote : Lewis G Rosenthal wrote: Apologies for the reference in the subject to the Evil Empire's latest alphaware foisted on an unsuspecting public... I just thought this worthy of note. A couple weeks ago, I had occasion to break from the network upgrade I was doing to visit a client whose two new Gateway notebooks (no, he didn't get them form me, nor did I recommend them - egad, no!) were having trouble connecting to his venerable LinkSys WRT11. I convinced him that it was indeed time to upgrade the router/AP, and start with a fresh WRT54G and perhaps opensource firmware (though I ended up sticking - for the time being - with the factory pack). Out we went to pick one up. I configured the unit for WPA2 encryption, TKIP+AES, PSK (LinkSys refers to this as "Personal") which I find to be the most user-friendly (some non-standard clients have trouble with AES or TKIP - usually AES - so accepting both makes things a bit easier). I .......................... Was the WRT54G the latest version ? If not the latest Linksys firmware for it, from the Linksys website does address several problems with different clients, it also includes several of the additional features that were previously only in the "after market" firmware. I'd be tempted to upgrade to the latest version and try again. I presume the "Beaconing" you refer to is the SSID (which you want to hide for security reasons)? Yes, Ed, it was indeed the latest firmware for the WRT54G. Had it not been, I probably would have jumped over to DD-WRT instead. Beaconing is the "official" term for SSID broadcast, yes. ;-) And yes, it's an "out of sight; out of mind" thing with me to turn this off. It can still be sniffed (because connected/connecting clients will send it in clear text over the air), but it doesn't immediately show up in a scan (usually). Just another layer... -- Lewis ------------------------------------------------------------ Lewis G Rosenthal, CNA, CLP, CLE Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC Accountants / Network Consultants New York / Northern Virginia www.2rosenthals.com eComStation Consultants www.ecomstation.com Novell Users Int'l www.novell.com/openenterpriseserver Need a managed Wi-Fi hotspot? www.hautspot.com ------------------------------------------------------------ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <os2-wireless_users-off@2rosenthals.com> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <os2-wireless_users-digest@2rosenthals.com> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <os2-wireless_users-index@2rosenthals.com> Send administrative queries to <os2-wireless_users-request@2rosenthals.com> To subscribe (new addresses), E-mail to: <os2-wireless_users-on@2rosenthals.com> and reply to the confirmation email. Web archives are publicly available at: http://lists.2rosenthals.com This list is hosted by Rosenthal & Rosenthal, LLC P.O. Box 281, Deer Park, NY 11729-0281. Non- electronic communications related to content contained in these messages should be directed to the above address. (CAN-SPAM Act of 2003) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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