Re: Linksys WAP54G and Panther
- From: Samson <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 11:59:53 GMT
Andre Berger <andre.berger@xxxxxx> wrote:
>* Samson <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>, 2005-07-26 08:42 +0200:
>> Followup to my own message:
>
>Please, top-posting is really silly.
>
>> I got a bit of online chat support from Linksys but they officially
>> don't support Macs. I did learn some stuff though:
>
>My brother's WRT54G (Sveasoft firmware) works just fine with Tiger
>and WPA-PSK(TKIP), thanks to the web interface, the configuration is
>OS independant.
>
>> I was trying to use the passphrase as the login password. The
>> passphrase just generates the key and I needed to use the key, not the
>> passphrase. I also learned that I can have the access point set to a
>> static IP 192.168.1.245 and apparently at the same time the router is
>> using DHCP for the other two computers.
>
>Better go with static addresses all the way.
>
>> I've heard elsewhere that it is useful to learn the mac address of the
>> notebook and configure the AP to only talk to that mac address. Does
>> anybody know how to do this with this linksys hardware and the OS
>> 10.3?
>
>WRT54G does support MAC access control lists. But as the MAC address
>is distributed as part of the network traffic, it's of small to no
>use with your WEP64 encryption, which can be cracked in minutes, due
>to a design flaw. Better go with WPA-PSK with a random full-length
>password.
>
>> >I am confused about how to set up the Powerbook to talk securely to a
>> >Linksys WAP54G wireless Access Point (AP). I have a network card in
>> >my powerbook and everything worked as soon as I plugged in the AP to
>> >my Linksys router, where I have a PC and another Mac connected via
>> >ethernet cables.
>> >
>> >But then I decided that I better try to lock down the network a bit so
>> >on my PC I ran the Linksys setup software.
>> >
>> >I told the AP to do DHCP and also gave the AP a name. Then logged in
>> >with the default password "admin".
>> >
>> >I then told it to use wep64 and gave it a passphrase to generate the
>> >key. -- as I understand it this is not to be confused with a
>> >password.
>> >
>> >Then on the Powerbook - running Panther - I went to the System
>> >Preferences > Network and selected the Airport options and named a
>> >network "linksys". It is asking for a password. "Selected network
>> >requires a password." But I haven't figured out what password it
>> >wants. I've tried the default "admin" password for the AP. I've
>> >tried the password for the router. I've tried the Powerbook's admin
>> >password. It keeps coming up saying that the password is invalid.
>> >
>> >I have no idea how to set this thing up.
>
>HTH. Again, top-posting sucks.
>
>-Andre
Okay. I'll bottom post.
Per your warning that WEP-64 isn't very secure, I tried to set up the
next level of security, WPA-PSK, which is the "WPA-Personal" option
and is described as:
"The Pre-Shared Key mode of Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA-PSK) is imilar
to WEP but stronger, with onger and constantly changing keys."
The setup screen that follows that choice has a pulldown for
Encryption with the choice of TKIP or AES. and another box to enter
the "Pre-Shared Key used by your network. The Pre-Shared Key can use
any keyboard characters and must be between 8 and 64 characters long."
So I picked TKIP (not knowing why except that it is the first of the
two choices) and put in a 10 character string.
Then got on the Panther notebook and did the same setup described in
the message posted above where I entered that new password that I made
for the setup for the TKIP encryption. That DIDN'T work.
How do I setup Panther to use WPA-PSK? What is the distinction
Linksys is trying to make when they say Pre-Shared? Pre?
Thanks,
\Samson
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