WPA/WPA2 Compatability?

[uwstonedprophet]

I am building a new computer and am looking at different pci slot wireless adapters. I plan to get a new router too since I have to power cycle my old wrt54g several times a week just to keep it alive.

The EDIMAX EW-7128G wireless adapter got solid reviews on newegg and is dirt cheap. It is listed as working with WPA.

The wrt5gl I have read is a good replacement for the wrt54g, a more reliable choice. It is listed as a WPA2 device.

Are WPA2 devices backwards compatible, I mean able to set up a WPA security connection? Or will I have issues getting these two parts to talk? Ty.

 

[gstefanick]

If a device can do WPA2 it will be able to do WPA2. The big difference between WPA and WPA2 is the encryption. WPA used RC4 TKIP and WPA2 use CCMP AES

 

[uwstonedprophet]

Did you mean if a device can do WPA2 it can do WPA? Or did you mean if a device can do WPA2 it can only do WPA2?

 

[gstefanick]

sorry, mistype --- yes is a device can do WPA2 AES it can do WPA TKIP ...

 

[uwstonedprophet]

Cool. Thx much!