Re: Enough wireless?

Thanks Scott,

Eve

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Walde <scott@waldetech.ca>
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2008 7:47 am
Subject: Re: Enough wireless?
To: linux@slg.org

> 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
>
> --
> I'm interested in upgrading my 28.8 kilobaud internet connection
> to a
> 1.5 megabit fiberoptic T1 line.  Will you be able to
> provide an IP
> router that's compatible with my token ring ethernet LAN
> configuration?
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Received on Sun Apr 27 08:04:40 2008