[ham-80211] Re: WEP encryption?

[Drew Baxter]

At 03:58 PM 7/28/2004, Walt DuBose wrote:
>-Beating the &*(&*^%%$#@ out of them if we catch them (Oh sorry, that's
>just in some parts unknown.)

Oh you mean like Southern California?

>Well, right NOW I think here in the Colonies we might have to "publish"
>the WEP key somewhere whnere hams know it is but not the general public
>but hopefully we can get that changed.

I agree.  This mailing list is one way.  Although the availability of APs 
running Linux is increasing, so perhaps in the future we can add custom 
(known) extensions that apply to HAMs or shift the frequency into the ham 
bands.

Broadcom seems unwilling to provide source code for their driver sets right 
now.  That's too bad, otherwise this could've already been a reality.

I do think as long as it isn't open to world+dog, people will for the most 
part leave it alone.  Maybe that's just because I'm in Maine though and 
people leave their doors unlocked to their houses and no-one messes with 
them either.

--Droo, K1XVM