On Sat, 7 Apr 2007 15:29:19 -0700, Neil Waldhauer wrote:

 

On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:42:34 -0400 (EDT), "Carl Gehr"
<os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:

   

Either eCS provides support, or users will find that they
can no longer attach to any wireless site that cares about a
secure network.
     

I'm sure that's true, but in several years of using wireless on eCS, I haven't
encountered a public, secure network.

The current GenMac/XWLan is quite nice for using public, unsecured wireless. I
use it often.

Neil
   

Neil, While you are certainly correct about 'hot spot' access, there is the
implication in the article that WEP is/should be removed from any APs
that are sold in the future in order to encourage better security.

So, let's say I want to improve the speed of MY network from the
802.11b that I currently have, to 802.11g.  I need a new router/AP, but
it does not support WEP, only WPA2 to promote a more secure
environment.  Of course, when I make the router/AP change, I would
expect to use my new TPad T60s that support 'g' access and WPA2.
      Oops!  Cannot do this because neither the Intel PRO/1000
             [8086:109A] nor the Intel 3945 a/b/g  [8086h:4227h]
             adapters.  [OT for this list, but no audio support
             either; applicable because it is a netlabs.org project
             as are the two network adapters.]

How does eCS exist should this happen?

Carl