Re: [NTLK] Newts CAN do 256 bit WPA2 (was: Deciding between wireless or ethernet card with dongle)

From: Valerio Paris Mitritsakis <valerio_at_mitritsakis.gr>
Date: Tue Dec 02 2008 - 03:34:35 EST

This setup kind of defeats the purpose of having wireless in the first
place...

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On Dec 2, 2008, at 10:15 AM, Ron Parker wrote:

> O.K., so the subject sounds a little mis-leading, but the idea
> shouldn't be discounted.
>
> How? Think about this:
>
> 1) A PCMCIA ethernet card in your Newton
> 2) An Ethernet Wireless Access Point (similar to a Motorola WA840G)
> configured as a Wireless Client
> 3) Connect the Newton via Ethernet to the WAP using DHCP
>
> You have essentially created a WPA2-PSK Wireless to Ethernet Bridge
> for your Newton. Admittantly, a little un-wieldy and more wires than
> wireless... But it does open up the wireless spectrum a little more
> now, doesn't it?
>
> Ron
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Andrew Beals"
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Deciding between wireless or ethernet card with
> dongle
>
>> The wifi driver only works
>> with 40-bit encryption
>
> P.S. I'm sure you meant 128-bit
>
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