Q's for PDA users

**metatron** · March 6th, 2007 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by badkuk

sir, usually WEP lang di ba? very rarely WPA/WPA2?

yup. for maximum compatibility.

**WeaponX** · March 6th, 2007 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by badkuk

sir, usually WEP lang di ba? very rarely WPA/WPA2?

IMHO, mostly yung free wi-fi hotspots wala ng WEP. Kung meron man, syempre ibibigay din sa yo yung key para ma-access. Useless di ba kung for public access naman. Yung WPA/WPA2 gamit sa corp./enterprise networks that need high security.

**WeaponX** · March 6th, 2007 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by metatron

yup. for maximum compatibility.

For max. compatibility? Di ba sa encryption ang WEP, WPA/2 and they're all about security?

If all of your devices are Wi-fi certified, they should have no problems communicating. Kahit nga di certified e nakakakonek sa Wi-fi certified networks.

**metatron** · March 6th, 2007 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by WeaponX

For max. compatibility? Di ba sa encryption ang WEP, WPA/2 and they're all about security?

If all of your devices are Wi-fi certified, they should have no problems communicating. Kahit nga di certified e nakakakonek sa Wi-fi certified networks.

as you mentioned earlier, wpa, wpa2 usually nakikitang nakadeploy sa corporate or custom user home setting. kung wpa or wpa2 ang standard encryption sa mga hotspots, pano na yung support for the devices that can't handle the encryption (e.g. older laptops, pdas, handheld consoles, etc.)? its a compromise between security and device compatibility. you want your access point to be secure but not too secure as to drive off the people who have "not so current gen" devices away.

add:
same goes with network modes access points provide. although current gen routers support a/b/g/draft n modes, most hotspots only enable the slower b and sometimes g wireless network modes (a and draft n are still reserved for corporate or home tech enthusiast environs).