From: RobertB 

In article ,
 "Rich Gauszka"  wrote:

> "RobertB"  wrote in message
> news:missinglink-3F3B3B.18144722022007{at}news.barkto.com...
> > In article ,
> > >
> > Wait, do you have the new Airport Extreme base station? Apparently, the
> > damn thing spontaneously reboots itself from time to time. Read that
> > today on Ars Technica.
> >
> >
>
>
> Nope I have a Netgear WPN824 that I use as my primary wireless router and a
> 2-wire 2700HG that is also my DSL modem
>
> The only models that I've experienced spontaneous reboots with were from
> D-Link.

I see.

>
> 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?


>
> I've  used the older WEP encryption for numerous routers, notebooks,  Sony
> PSP, Nintendo DS & Wii, HP PSC 2510 with no problems until I added a Macbook
> and Mac mini. In addition the only problems I've ever heard regarding WEP
> were with security issues ( far easier to break ).  I suppose Apple may have
> did me a favor with their lackadaisical approach to updates and testing but
> were this Microsoft they would have been crucified for a similar attitude.
> IMO Apple's doc ( link below ) that implies using WEP is a challenge is
> primarily valid if you use Apple equipment
>
> The other issue that really gets to me is that OS X appears to have no
> equivalent to XP's System Restore/Create Checkpoint to restore system
> software to a known configuration. I hear rumblings that OS X 10.5 is
> supposed to address that with 'Time Machine'. Currently Apple users ( from
> what I've seen on their discussion forums ) just do a full reload of the
> operating system ( with archive) to solve the problem of bad updates - quite
> a lously solution if ya ask me

You can do an Archive and Install, yes, but that's basically a
reinstallation of the OS that keeps your old applications and settings. Not
my idea of a solution either. However, be aware that Macintouch and
MacFixIt basically focus on users that have had problems. It's probably a
very small subset of the installed base. But yeah, AFAIK, there's no system
restore. I guess that would be a backup set if you have one.
>
>
>
> 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?

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