Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 21:21:45 -0800 (PST) From: Richard Johnson <raj@cisco.com> To: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Wavelan base stations (Re: Aviator 2.4) Message-ID: <14885.57818.459878.510449@kitab.cisco.com> In-Reply-To: <20001128130551.B4237@pir.net> References: <200011280746.eAS7klc01290@zorba.sf-bay.org> <20001128130551.B4237@pir.net>
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Peter Radcliffe writes: > The firmware on the lucent gateway forces the first 6 characters of > the network name to seemingly random hex digits (not related to the > mac address or the id of the unit) and the software won't let you use > 90% of the unit's features and won't even let you change the SNMP > community string. It's not really "random". The network name is set to the last 6 characters of the box serial number. You can't change it, however. You are FORCED to use encryption and the encryption key MUST be exactly 5 ascii characters. The ascii code for those characters becomes the 40 bit encryption key. I'm thinking about writing up a web page explaining the differences between the Airport, RG-1000, and Cabletron RoamAbout systems. It just happens that I have the Cabletron system and two of my relatives have the other two so I have good experience with each. :) /raj To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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