Re: [Thinkpad] Wireless security (& MS: base firmware)

You didn't mention it, but were you aware that just yesterday Microsoft
released a new upgrade named Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) intended to
prvovide better security than WEP? The download is apparently free to
anybody who wants it.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/03/31/HNxpwireless_1.html

I often have problems getting MS updates installed using its automatic
download + install? Whichever installation method you tried (auto,
probably), go back to the download site and download it the other way. You
can get just the file itself, save it to disk, then click on the
self-executing file to install -- instead of the more complex
update/installation procedures file.

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/broadbandnetworking/download.aspx

Deanna
dberman@4dv.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Webber" <awebber@wwwebbers.com>
To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 18:02 PM
Subject: [Thinkpad] Wireless security (& MS: base firmware)

> I finally got my Microsoft Wireless Notebook Kit set up.
>
> My configuration is a wired desktop PC connected to the base
> station, and a TP600 (original 266MHz although I don't know if it
> matters) using the MS wireless PCMCIA card.
>
> On security for the ThinkPad, I was going to enable wireless
> security on the base station, but some online reading made me think
> it was more (totally?) secure to use MAC filtering and only allow
> the two existing cards access. Am I right in thinking this really
> does eliminate the need for WEP in this case? (And when would you
> use WEP?)
>
> I also have a problem upgrading the base station's firmware, I've
> downloaded the file from MS's site but when I attempt to update the
> firmware, I get "Installation was unsuccessful. Make sure you have
> the correct file, and then try again." Looked at the MS
> troubleshooting site but all it suggests is to download again. So
> I'm stuck at firmware v1.00.072 (July 30/02). No apparent problems
> but I know this version is way out of date.
>
> Any advice on these questions?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> andrew [awebber@wwwebbers.com]
> ------
> For PGP public key, send email with "send public key" as subject
> Photo albums at www.andrew-webber.com/~photos/gallery
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Thinkpad mailing list
> Thinkpad@stderr.org
> http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad

_______________________________________________
Thinkpad mailing list
Thinkpad@stderr.org
http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
Received on Tue Apr 1 23:35:08 2003