On Wed, 2005-01-05 at 23:58 +0200, Dan Aloni wrote:
[snip]
> Regarding Windows drivers on Linux, I'd also like to recommend
> another great piece of work named ndiswrapper [1].
>
> I ended up using ndiswrapper because the 3Com PCMCIA card 802.11g
> card that I ordered turned out to be a "WinMode
You might want to do some reading about WPA and 802.1x protocols.
The idea is that a host trying to connect to wired or wireless network
needs to authenticate in order to enable the port it is connecting to
(we are talking here about layer 2 authentication).
The approach gives you a wide choice of
On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 04:22:38PM +0200, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
> > 2. What recommended PCMCIA cards are there that work with Linux?
>
> That really depends. I did a small research when I was working at
> Softier on these issues, and I can recommend 3 solutions:
>
> A. If you want full open sourc
On 05/01/05 12:01, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> Yes, but the difference is a legal one. If you do not encrypt your
> network, you are inviting anyone to use it. If you do, you can claim
> you were "hacked".
An encrypted network would indeed make it easier to establish "unlawful
entry to computer
On 05/01/05 11:17, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
Actually, I was seriously considering not using it. The idea is that,
since WEP is so weak, I might as well do without altogether. Any host
wishing to do anything at all on my network, including browsing the
internet, will need to have openvpn installed
On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 11:17:12AM +0200, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
> Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
>
> >Always use WEP (encryption) 64 bit is good enough. It is NOT to
> >keep your data secure, don't ever assume that it will be,
> >but to keep people from using your network to send spam or
> >"share"
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
Always use WEP (encryption) 64 bit is good enough. It is NOT to
keep your data secure, don't ever assume that it will be,
but to keep people from using your network to send spam or
"share" kidde porn.
Actually, I was seriously considering not using it. The idea is that,
Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 03:40:54PM +0200, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
Hi all,
I want to set up a wireless network. A few questions:
1. Do I need a wireless HUB, or can two wireless cards communicate with
one another directly?
That's called an "ad hoc" network. IMHO
shachar
ira is right on. but imho the linksys wrt54g is the best - its about 70$
(i..e about 300 nis) runs linux and if you download the sveasoft firmware
you have a lot of extras, better performance and some QoS for Voice and
data
danny
Ira Abramov wrote:
Quoting Shachar Shemesh, from the post
Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:
Hi Shachar,
I want to set up a wireless network. A few questions:
1. Do I need a wireless HUB, or can two wireless cards communicate with
one another directly?
You mean working in "Ad Hoc" mode? I never tried it myself and wi-fi
routers are pretty cheap these days, specially
On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 03:40:54PM +0200, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I want to set up a wireless network. A few questions:
>
> 1. Do I need a wireless HUB, or can two wireless cards communicate with
> one another directly?
That's called an "ad hoc" network. IMHO you are much better of
Quoth Shachar Shemesh:
> 1. Do I need a wireless HUB, or can two wireless cards communicate with
> one another directly?
Yes, you can enable "ad-hoc" mode (i.e. two wifi cards talking
directly). However, you are much better off with a "hub" (an access
point, actually). AP's are quite cheap these
Quoting Shachar Shemesh, from the post of Tue, 04 Jan:
> 1. Do I need a wireless HUB, or can two wireless cards communicate with
> one another directly?
like any old 10BaseT, they can speak directly if you swap transmit and
recieve.
> 3. What recommended PCI cards are there that work with Linux?
Hi Shachar,
> I want to set up a wireless network. A few questions:
>
> 1. Do I need a wireless HUB, or can two wireless cards communicate with
> one another directly?
You mean working in "Ad Hoc" mode? I never tried it myself and wi-fi
routers are pretty cheap these days, specially if you have
Hi all,
I want to set up a wireless network. A few questions:
1. Do I need a wireless HUB, or can two wireless cards communicate with
one another directly?
2. What recommended PCMCIA cards are there that work with Linux?
3. What recommended PCI cards are there that work with Linux? This is
irrel
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