RE: Re: Linksys WAP11 Ver 2.2 in Bridge Mode (802.11b)

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Buckley  Sent: 06 October 2004 11:23
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)"
> <haweste@a...> wrote:
> >
> > 2nd question, Has anyone managed to get this to work properly
with
> > these APs ?
>
> You'll find they work fine if you switch WEP off.

OK, good news & bad news then.

> Of course, you may not want to do this...

Not ideally, no, although at the moment it's more of a temporary
arrangement than a permanent solution so may just do the job. Does the
non-broadcast of the SSID actually work with the 1.1. firmware ? (ISTR
it just crashed the WAP11 with the older firmware)
The MAC filter table would also provide some security in lieu of
disabling WEP, if that too actually works though.

> I had a pair of these connecting my home and office a while
> ago, and what I ended up doing was accepting that WEP didnt
> work, so for security I used a pair of Vigor 2300s to put a
> secure VPN across the insecure WAP11 bridge.

A nice way around the problem, although not cheap. Particularly when
bridge mode *should* be supported anyway :-(
I presume you were working from home then ?

Many thanks,

Tim H.

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