RE: [MLUG] Plain text wep key?

["McNutt, Justin M." <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> Hmm, with the 802.11a stuff, thought it was much slower and shorter 
> range than the 802.11g?  Wasn't it 802.11i or something like that that 
> was going to use the same band as 802.11a, but add security and range 
> as well as speed?
> Jason

It is shorter range, but it is the same speed as 802.11g under ideal conditions, and better than 802.11g in less-than-ideal conditions.

AFAIK, 802.11i is only a security-related standard, much like how 802.1D is the bridging standard, regardless of the topology it's used with.  In theory, you could deploy 802.11i on an 802.11a, b, or g network.

The above is hardly Gospel, but reflects what I'm reading in the NetworkWorld article on 802.11i right now.  ;-)

--J

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