Re: Broadcom wireless, "Access Point: Invalid"

2007-03-03 Thread Paolo
On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 03:31:28PM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > see as a conflict in configuration. The router reports that it has an > encryption key, but that the security mode is open. I find that pretty > strange. ... > > Encryption key:5848-6332-43 Security mode:open that's

Re: WEP

2007-03-03 Thread Micha
pinniped <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > in fact you can implement much more secure communications with > absolutely no "wireless encryption" but that takes a little effort. Would you please give me an idea what you are talking about? Pure firewalling ? You probably know that anything like MAC addresse

Re: WEP

2007-03-03 Thread Florian Reitmeir
On Sam, 03 Mär 2007, Micha wrote: > pinniped <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > in fact you can implement much more secure communications with > > absolutely no "wireless encryption" but that takes a little effort. > > Would you please give me an idea what you are talking about? Pure firewalling > ? You

Re: Broadcom wireless, "Access Point: Invalid"

2007-03-03 Thread Freddy Freeloader
Paolo wrote: On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 03:31:28PM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: see as a conflict in configuration. The router reports that it has an encryption key, but that the security mode is open. I find that pretty strange. ... Encryption key:5848-6332-43 Securit

firewalls ...

2007-03-03 Thread pinniped
Firewalls only have a little to do with it - but you can essentially set up the equivalent of a VPN without using VPN software. The only down side is that every user has to be authenticated. But your AP can be completely open - and yet unauthorized users can't do anything except 'jam' your c

Re: WEP

2007-03-03 Thread Freddy Freeloader
Florian Reitmeir wrote: On Sam, 03 Mär 2007, Micha wrote: pinniped <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: in fact you can implement much more secure communications with absolutely no "wireless encryption" but that takes a little effort. Would you please give me an idea what you are talking about?

Re: firewalls ...

2007-03-03 Thread Freddy Freeloader
pinniped wrote: Firewalls only have a little to do with it - but you can essentially set up the equivalent of a VPN without using VPN software. The only down side is that every user has to be authenticated. But your AP can be completely open - and yet unauthorized users can't do anything e

Re: Broadcom wireless, "Access Point: Invalid"

2007-03-03 Thread Paolo
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 04:56:08AM -0800, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > > Second, How do you get to your conclusion from what is said on that > page? Cisco recommends that a person never use open authentication. > From the page you linked to: you may need to read it more carefully: >of th

Re: ndiswrapper does not unload

2007-03-03 Thread SAJChurchey
I ran "ndiswrapper -mi" to write the "install" configuration to "/etc/ modprobe.d/ndiswrapper," and this seems to have resolved my problem. On Feb 26, 10:50 pm, "SAJChurchey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh . . . and the files: > > /etc/ifplug.d/action.d/my.action (http://www.osix.net/modules/fold

Re: WEP

2007-03-03 Thread Daniel Flemming
On 3/3/07 8:24 AM, "Freddy Freeloader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Florian Reitmeir wrote: >> On Sam, 03 Mär 2007, Micha wrote: >> >>> pinniped <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> in fact you can implement much more secure communications with absolutely no "wireless encryption" but that take

Wireless Roaming

2007-03-03 Thread Benedek Frank
Hi I have a Madwifi based card, and it works like a charm. I have 2 wifi networks I need to connect daily, both at home, and a 3rd one at work which I need to use weekly few times. I have been using a really dumb script which replaces the /etc/network/interfaces file with the 3 versions I

Madwifi & Kernel Updates

2007-03-03 Thread Baz
Hello. I just added the latest Linux kernel, the second update since I installed Debian in early December 2006. I noticed with the first update (circa late December), that my wi-fi connection (Madwifi) wasn't functioning after installation. I reconfigured it and all was well. I've just downloa

Re: (re)starting network deamon upon ifup

2007-03-03 Thread Stefan Monnier
> Some network deamons like ntp are completely useless on my machine because > they are started before the network interfaces are setup. > I'm probably not the only one to see such problems. > Has anybody already played with the idea of putting some appropriate > scripts in /etc/network/if-*.d ? >

Re: Wireless Roaming

2007-03-03 Thread Joe Emenaker
Benedek Frank wrote: Is there a tool I can use for wireless roaming? I would need one I can somehow manage, as strongest signal almost never applies to me. I use in all my networks WEP with 128bit encryption, and Shared mode. Well, waproamd was the weapon of choice when the world only used WEP.

Re: Madwifi & Kernel Updates

2007-03-03 Thread David R. Litwin
On 03/03/07, Baz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello. I just added the latest Linux kernel, the second update since I installed Debian in early December 2006. I noticed with the first update (circa late December), that my wi-fi connection (Madwifi) wasn't functioning after installation. I reconf

Re: Madwifi & Kernel Updates

2007-03-03 Thread Baz
On 3/3/07, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 03/03/07, Baz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello. I just added the latest Linux kernel, the second update since I > installed Debian in early December 2006. I noticed with the first update > (circa late December), that my wi-fi conne

Re: Madwifi & Kernel Updates

2007-03-03 Thread David R. Litwin
On 03/03/07, Baz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Would this apply to any other application? I ask, so I can recompile them as well. Haven't a clue. Is some thing else not working? -- —A watched bread-crumb never boils. —My hover-craft is full of eels. —[...]and that's the he and the she of it.

Re: Madwifi & Kernel Updates

2007-03-03 Thread Baz
On 3/3/07, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 03/03/07, Baz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Would this apply to any other application? I ask, so I can recompile > them as well. > Haven't a clue. Is some thing else not working? -- —A watched bread-crumb never boils. —My hover-cra

Re: WEP

2007-03-03 Thread Florian Reitmeir
On Sam, 03 Mär 2007, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > >>>in fact you can implement much more secure communications with > >>>absolutely no "wireless encryption" but that takes a little effort. > >>> > >>Would you please give me an idea what you are talking about? Pure > >>firewalling ? You proba

Re: Broadcom wireless, "Access Point: Invalid"

2007-03-03 Thread Florian Reitmeir
Hi, On Sam, 03 Mär 2007, Freddy Freeloader wrote: > Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Open Authentication? > >*A. *Here are the advantages and disadvantages of Open Authentication: > >*Advantages:* Open Authentication is a basic authentication >mechanism, which yo

Re: Wireless Roaming

2007-03-03 Thread A. P. Kennedy
> "Benedek" == Benedek Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Benedek> Hi I have a Madwifi based card, and it works like a charm. I Benedek> have 2 wifi networks I need to connect daily, both at home, Benedek> and a 3^rd one at work which I need to use weekly few times. http://manual.sidux.com