RE: Advice on current wifi cards ?

["Paul" <p-gale@xxxxxxx>]

Of course greater range = more of a security risk.



What's the current thinking regarding how to secure a WAP considering WEP
is not entirely secure?

Paul.



-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Butler [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 12 June 2003 12:48
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Advice on current wifi cards ?



Check out the Belkin 54G kit.
The cards are about 35 quid, and you can have a wap for about 70 quid or a
wap+router for about 90 - the wap only version has a greatly extended
range (1500m), so may be the better one to go for & can be placed out
of
sight then.

Bought one recently but not had time to swap out my WAP11 - but I know
Phil H has one and is v.happy with it, having gotten at least 600? yards
out of it going to a local petrol station :)

HTH,

T.



> Hi,
>
> Looking at replacing some wifi (pcmcia) cards that were stolen,
> and since the nice insurance man is paying the bill I thought
> I'd just ask everyone's advice. The stolen cards were rebadged
> Orinoco Silver cards (from eBay), but I see plenty of 22Mbps
> and 54Mbps cards around.. and am wonder if it would be better
> to replace them with faster cards ? Are these faster cards
> compatible with old 11mbps equipment ? My current WAP is a
> BELKIN 11Mbps but I could possibly replace that as well.
>
> One thing that is important to me is that the WAP is small
> (like the belkin) because I have it mounted above the stairs
> to get better coverage around the house. I don't think a large
> blue LinkSys WAP would get much SWMBO approval :)
>
> Marcus
>
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