WiFi Alliance says WLAN interoperability problems growing The WiFi Alliance this week said that the number of interoperability problems between WLAN networks and cards is growing. The association said that increased WLAN security and the growing complexity of 802.11 technologies is increasing the number of WLAN products that do not work together. Increased security procedures, such as VPNs, and new security protocols make it difficult for enterprise users and other security conscious people to access older WLAN networks and free hotspots, which often lack detailed security protocols. Also, newer WLAN equipment and proprietary enhancements to WLAN gear make it difficult for users with older WLAN cards to access these newer networks. The WiFi Alliance said that 22 percent of WLAN devices -- such as networking cards, access points, and printer servers -- submitted for testing at its four partner laboratories failed to work on a WLAN network on the first test.
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