From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"RobertB"  wrote in message
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> In article ,
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote:
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>> >> 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.
>
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>> >
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>> >> 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. 

I knew there was a good point to OS X 

Seriously I do like much more, ( DMGs for one )

I have some other quibbles (  for one - the contents of a folder being
inaccessible on the target pc while it's being copied over a network- not
the case with XP ) but I'll  wait a few months to see whether 10.5
addresses them

I wish the antivirus/malware solutions weren't so sparse and seemingly
mediocre though as I would feel more comfortable with a good  one than
without.

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