WPA in Ad Hoc

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hi friends, can I use WPA in a Ad Hoc network? how can I configure it?

do you know a "best practice" site where can I find it?

thanks

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It however seems as if Microsoft have removed WPA-None when they added
support for WPA2.

"Niklas" <niklaso@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, it's called WPA-None in the windows wireless zero config.
> Though IMHO you shouldn't use it and think you are more secure than WEP.
> When using WEP the key you type in is used to encrypt/decrypt the data and
> that is also the case with WPA-None.
> (compared to WPA-PSK /WPA-Enterprise where you (the network adapter) will
> get the key that is used to encrypt/decrypt from the access point, the PSK
> is only used to prove to the AP that you know the password that the AP is
> set to use, and vice versa)
>
> /Niklas
>
> "Hernan Batista" <HernanBatista@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:4FC43AF0-81ED-4E28-9EE8-95ACBD3231EA@microsoft.com...
>> hi friends, can I use WPA in a Ad Hoc network? how can I configure it?
>>
>> do you know a "best practice" site where can I find it?
>>
>> thanks
>
>