Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 09:48:10 +0100 From: Rasputin <rara.rasputin@virgin.net> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 802.11 with best Apple compatibility? Message-ID: <20010917094810.A39701@shaft.techsupport.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3BA23F2E.23F68B29@mitre.org>; from jandrese@mitre.org on Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 01:32:30PM -0400 References: <20010914150203.A30720@shaft.techsupport.co.uk> <20010914103037.A5619@ussenterprise.ufp.org> <20010914101548.B7169@Odin.AC.HMC.Edu> <3BA23F2E.23F68B29@mitre.org>
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* Jason Andresen <jandrese@mitre.org> [010914 18:39]: > Brooks Davis wrote: > > > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 10:30:37AM -0400, Leo Bicknell wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 03:02:03PM +0100, Rasputin wrote: > > > > Is there any difference between Gold and Silver cards from > > > > a compatibility standpoint (with the usual Apple Airport cards)? > > > > > > With WEP encryption turned off they both work together fine. I've > > > seen many used in mixed enviornments. With WEP turned on, they > > > are completely incomptable. The silver cards do a 40 bit encryption, > > > and the gold cards do a 128 bit encryption, and it seems the gold > > > cards can't be stepped back to 40 bit. > > > > Unless Apple is mangling the firmware or someone screwed up the driver, > > this is false. Gold Lucent cards are capable of 40-bit crypto. > > Aren't the airport cards just plain old Silver Lucent cards? If so, > then > either the Gold or the Silver should work fine. > In fact I know the silver works fine because I have an Airport at home > that > I talk to with a Silver card. There's a FreeBSD port that lets you > configure the box from your machine. In Windowsland there's a program > called FreeBase, and of course the Airport comes with Mac tools bundled. Thnaks a lot for the confirmation - for the record, I'm trying to replace a basestation, not communicate with one. But as long as Lucents are compatible, I 'll go for one of those.. (I only need WEP while I get a crash course in IPSec :) ) I take it the PCI PCMCIA adapters are still unsupported? (on 4-STABLE) -- Did you know that if you took all the economists in the world and lined them up end to end, they'd still point in the wrong direction? Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns :: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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