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Date:      Sun, 15 Jul 2001 12:33:47 -0600
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        Bob Johnson <bobj@ufl.edu>
Cc:        mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Driver for D-Link DWL-650 card? [encryption now working]
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.7.2.20010715123204.00cbe100@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <3B5144FD.D0580756@ufl.edu>
References:  <4.3.2.7.2.20010712081345.04606810@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010712132417.04656100@localhost>

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At 01:23 AM 7/15/2001, Bob Johnson wrote:

>Keep in mind that if you aren't using WEP, anyone with a null network 
>name in their NIC can probably connect to (and use) your AP if they 
>can get within range.  

And not get anywhere, because the router blocks everything but PPPoE.
(Another reason why it's important to get FreeBSD's PPPoE implementation
fixed. Right now, I'm using NetBSD because it doesn't have the problems --
including kernel panics! -- that I've seen with FreeBSD's userland PPP.)

--Brett


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