Re: WPA support?

From: Bob (no.spam_at_see.the-sig.con)
Date: 12/31/04


Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 17:13:11 +0000

Jim wrote:
> I'm setting up a 5.3 machine to be used as the heart of a MAME table.
> Part of the setup includes a wireless card for remote admin stuff.
> However, I've recently enabled WPA protection on my network and I was
> wondering if this is supported under FreeBSD 5.3?
>
> Googling was...ambiguous.

I would think that WPA would be supported or not supported by the
wireless access point. FreeBSD should, I think, be completely unaware of
how the wireless transport occurs.

So it would depend on the model of access point / card you purchase.

-- 
Bob


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