WEP encryption can easily be broken within a matter of minutes. The
length of the encryption key does not deter this lack of security. Get
the cheapest compatible card you can find, but if you want security
only use your Newton on a wireless network seperated from your other
assets.
Thomas Brand
Mynewtonblog.net
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On Nov 29, 2008, at 12:13 PM, "Gregg R. Aydelotte" <graydelotte@bellsouth.net
> wrote:
> I've been reading some of the archives including links in recent
> emails
> to the section on ethernet cards, etc. I'd really like to get wireless
> going with my "new to me" 2000 and 2000U.
> Reading Hirochi Noguchi's page, it looks like the wireless card to get
> would be Lucent WaveLAN/IEEE Gold which he shows in his chart. It
> looks
> like the driver to get would be " Latest Version: ver
> 1.08a". Would it be important to go for the 128 bit card? Does the WEP
> key in hexa-decimal refer to entering a sort of password?
>
> Thanks,
> G.R.Aydelotte
>
>
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