Re: Netgear WiFi Equipment & WPA/WPA2

"William R. Walsh"
<newsgroups1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hath wroth:

Has anyone else noticed problems with Netgear Wi-Fi adapters when used with
WPA/WPA2 secured networks? Is there a solution?
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The computer in this setup was running Windows 2000 Pro SP4 and the
Netgear software provided on CD with the card.
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This computer is running Windows 2000 Pro SP4 and the latest (01/2006?)
software from Netgear's website.


For XP, see:
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357>

Windoze 2000 WPA support is awkward. Microsoft passes the buck in:
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815485>
and proclaims:
"For wireless clients running Windows 2000 (or clients running
Windows XP SP1 and using a wireless network adapter that does
not support the Wireless Zero Configuration service), you must
obtain and install a new WPA-compliant configuration tool from
your wireless network adapter vendor."
If your WPN111 does not specifically include WPA support, you're not
going to get it from Microsoft.

However, all is not lost. See the FAQ at:
<http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_How_To#WPA.2FWPA2>
WPA support is provided by various 3rd party "supplicants" some of
which cost money.
<http://www.wirelesssecuritycorp.com/wsc/public/WPAAssistant.do>
<http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps7034/index.html>
<http://www.juniper.net/customers/support/products/oac.jsp>
Some wireless card vendors have licensed Funk Software's WPA/WPA2
client and include it with their Windoze 2000 drivers. I couldn't
determine if the WPN111 has these. Generally, it's in products that
were sold about 4 years ago, when Windoze 2000 was still popular.

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