Re: [MLUG] FYI: Tigernet WEP key changes on Monday...

[Jonathan King <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On 8/1/05, McNutt, Justin M. <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:

[I wrote]
> >
> > Meanwhile, this year's key is about as good a password as last year's,
> > which is to say: not very.  I don't know much about wireless security,
> 
> If you don't know much about wireless security, then why are you talking about it?

Actually, I was asking about it.  Because I don't know much about it.
And thanks for the response; the new plan seems reasonable.  I am very
aware of the problem that you face here, and I expect that there are
no perfect solutions.  (And the worse thing is that the situation gets
trickier as the wireless coverage gets better; now that you can get a
usable wireless signal from TigerNet in the SubShop or in Peace Park,
it's much easier for a non-MU type to use it than when it was a few
select building in central campus.
 
> P.S.  802.1X and MAC address registration are not wireless-specific technologies by 
> the way (hint, hint).  It just so happens that if you enable 802.1X on a wireless 
> network, you can pass a dynamic WEP key back as part of the authentication (it's a 
> bonus, not a core feature).

And that shows that I know nothing about any network security then.
:-)  Thanks for the discussion.

jking

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