confused about 802.11i (wep2)

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Hi All,

I am confused.

I took a trip over to wi-fi's wep2 (802.11i) certified page
http://www.wi-fi.org/OpenSection/Certified_Products.asp?TID=2

and selected 802.11g and wep2 personal. Got a bunch of hits.

Confusion: some vendors have certified access points (AP's) but
no internal cards. Others (Intel) have tons of cards and no
AP's. Are not both needed to make 802.11i operate?

Also, is 602.11i implemented in hardware or software on
the remote (laptop) side? Do I just need a software driver
or a whole new card? How does this work?

Many thanks,
--Tony

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On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 18:07:20 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless , Anthony
Ewell <aewell@gbis.com> wrote:

> Confusion: some vendors have certified access points (AP's) but
>no internal cards. Others (Intel) have tons of cards and no
>AP's. Are not both needed to make 802.11i operate?

Yes, but its a Standard. This means that cards from one vendor will
interoperate with APs from a different one. This is pretty much the point
in standardising it.

> Also, is 602.11i implemented in hardware or software on
>the remote (laptop) side? Do I just need a software driver
>or a whole new card? How does this work?

No idea, sorry. I'd expect both to be needed tho I could be wrong.
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On Thu, 09 Dec 2004 16:45:53 +0000, Mark McIntyre spoketh

>On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 18:07:20 -0800, in alt.internet.wireless , Anthony
>Ewell <aewell@gbis.com> wrote:
>
>> Confusion: some vendors have certified access points (AP's) but
>>no internal cards. Others (Intel) have tons of cards and no
>>AP's. Are not both needed to make 802.11i operate?
>
>Yes, but its a Standard. This means that cards from one vendor will
>interoperate with APs from a different one. This is pretty much the point
>in standardising it.
>
>> Also, is 602.11i implemented in hardware or software on
>>the remote (laptop) side? Do I just need a software driver
>>or a whole new card? How does this work?
>
>No idea, sorry. I'd expect both to be needed tho I could be wrong.

I would expect some newer devices to be upgradable via drivers and
firmware. Which devices is up to the manufacturer to decide...


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