[Wirelessdriver-support] Re: Bronze power book and skyline cards, notes to developers

[Jeff M. <jcm...@mi...>]

Hi,

I have the same wish for features as mentioned in this prior email.

I use a Skyline to connect to a linksys base. I can't use WEP. Renaming 
my network seems useless. I've had trouble with neighbors accidentally 
logging onto my base & my portable logging onto their network.

I'd love to hear if there are any plans.

Thanks,
Jeff M.

> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 04:03:12 -0700
> From: Scott Haneda <sc...@ne...>
> To: <wir...@li...>
> Subject: [Wirelessdriver-support] Bronze power book and skyline cards, 
> notes to developers
>
> Hello, after installing OSX on a powerbook, assuming the skyline would 
> have
> drivers, and then assuming Apple would just support it, I learned that I
> would have but one choice, which are the drivers you guys made.
>
> I used the beta4 version, I had some problems that make it non-usable 
> for
> me, I am a web developer, so coder more or less, but wanted to pass this
> on...
>
> To start, the only way it works 100% of the time is wide open, no WEP, 
> no
> closed network, static IP's etc, unsecure, let anyone roam into my 
> network.
>
> There is zero success with WEP at all, and as a matter of fact, I think
> playing with the WEP settings will get you in a bind where you may have 
> to
> reinstall to get it to work.
>
> I was able to get a somewhat closed network to operate.  The docs say to
> enter in the network name and password, there is no field for password, 
> this
> confuses me.  Furthermore, my ibook can not longer get on the network 
> unless
> I supply the closed network no password.  There is some security hole 
> here,
> I think.  I can not at least find out where to stick in any password 
> for the
> closed network.
>
> Without WEP, closed network, and all the other goodies, I just can not 
> use
> it, when might I expect this functionality?