Re: [tlug] WiFi considerations

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 10/07/07, Daniel A. Ramaley <daniel.ramaley@example.com> wrote:

> On Monday 09 July 2007 10:55, Godwin Stewart wrote:
>
> >So, are there Linux-based tools that work with WPA or WPA2?
>
> Yes, but getting them to run and interact with the hardware correctly is
> not always trivial.

The new versions of wireless-tools ship with support for WPA, AFAIK.
Haven't used it myself, since all the WiFi traffic I care about is
encrypted (HTTPS or SSH).


> >Fourthly, Linux hardware compatibility. How good is it nowadays?
>
> That's still the hard part. Each chipset seems to be supported
> differently. Very few have fully open source drivers.

I had the feeling that it was not as bad as all this, but maybe you are right.

The Intel stuff is all supported, AFAIK. I am writing this over a
wireless connexion between my Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 (ipw2100
driver[1]) and my SoftBank BB WAP / router / piece of shite.

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Cheers,
Josh

[1] http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/