Re: Enough wireless?

Eve Kotyk wrote:
> So where did the ghosts come from, the linksys and the other default?
> Both of these had very low signals. At one time I did not use a wep
> code and my router was just linksys.

I have noticed that both Linux and Windows tend to cache SSIDs, so if
you change the name of a WAP, both the old name and the new name will
show up for a while. It also seems to cache the security settings.
This has caused me problems in the past when I'm changing the encryption
settings (open/WEP/WPA/WPA2) and the client computer still asks for the
old-style key or none at all. (and then fails, of course) I'm not sure
what the criteria is for the old name to get removed.

> By the way Sasktel was suppose to be putting out some waves. Are there
> any known hotspots downtown?
>

I'm using it in downtown Regina, as the signal is stronger than the
hotel's I'm staying in. (slightly) I can't speak for Saskatoon. Look
for "Sask!Connected" in your available networks.

ttyl
srw
Received on Sun Apr 27 07:47:20 2008