From: RobertB 

In article ,
 "Rich Gauszka"  wrote:



> >> I was using WEP encryption only because of a wireless HP
all-in-one that
> >> couldn't do wpa. Last night I just bit the bullet and switched both
> >> routers
> >> to wpa and connected the printer to the wired network.
> >
> > No problems? WPA is the more recent encryption standard, isn't it?
>
> Yes - It's more secure.  The point is that if Apple felt it inappropriate
> just don't offer it. Yet Apple does and they should fix it's problems
> instead of offering the excuse that it's not recent

Dunno. I don't really know what they did. Maybe they want you to use their
wireless basestation? Although that would be pretty nasty. And I know it's
not a requirement for Airport to work. Works with pretty much any wireless
router.

> >
> >



> >> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108058
> >>
> >> Choosing and using a WEP password can be a challenge, because WEP is an
> >> older security protocol that was developed before members of the Wi-Fi
> >> Alliance had agreed on a uniform way to treat passwords. The result is
> >> that
> >> a WEP password may not work for all computers in a multiplatform
> >> environment.
> >
> > That's an Apple quote? If so, maybe the problem is the standard and not
> > Apple's implementation of it?
>
> Well  from  my experience Apple is the only manufacturer that implemented a
> half-baked WEP implementation. Apple can argue standards all they wish but
> if everything else I've used - from small handhelds ( DS, PSP ),  non Apple
> notebooks, usb wireless adapters, Wii,  can get it right. I'd suggest Apple
> look at how the rest of the world ( Blasphemy  -  I know ) applies similar
> standards.

I've no idea what they did or why you're having the results you've had.

>
>   After I switched the routers from WEP to wpa I no longer get the Macbook
> wireless network loss after a long ( over night ) sleep

See. They just want you to use stronger encryption. 

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