Up till now all wireless users have had to use a proprietary Cisco wireless card to connect to the Curtin WLAN because of the security problems with plain vanilla WEP (the default encryption standard in wireless ethernet 802.11).
http://is.curtin.edu.au/ics/wireless/connecting.htm "Cisco Aironet 350 802.11b/g wireless LAN card with WEP data encryption and VPN for authentication and secure data transfer" As a result, not only Mac Airport users were out in the cold but also Intel Centrino users and users of any other brand of wireless card other than Cisco. It is possible to get a Cisco PCMCIA card (available for loan from the Curtin Library) to work in an Apple Powerbook (15" & 17") but of course that still leaves iBook or 12" Powerbook users out of the running. The good news is the Curtin Wireless project team are planning on opening the WLAN to non-Cisco cards using WPA authentication (which Airport supports) and which is considerably more secure than the earlier WEP standard. I understand the team was hoping to implement WPA this semester - I just talked to one of the team and they indicated they are hoping to have it up sometime this semester (hopefully sooner than later), so stay tuned and I'll post more info as it comes to light. -Mart -------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin Hill, Digital Media Specialist Information Management Services, Curtin University of Technology mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], web: http://is.curtin.edu.au/eot/ Mb: 0417-967-969 wk: (08)9266-3101 Fax: (08)9266-3826 > From: Gordon Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:47:02 +0800 > To: WAMUG Mailing List <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Subject: Wireless at Curtin > > Anyone had a shot at using their Airport/Airport Extreme card with the > Curtin Uni wireless network and using the Cisco VPN client with it? > Any positive/horror stories? :) > > Gordo > > -- > Need to get in touch? > Email & MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -UNIX is user friendly, it's just picky about its friends > -Make something idiot proof and someone will build a better idiot > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >
