Re: 802.11b:Basic Information needed

From: Bob Willard (BobwBSGS@attbi.com)
Date: 04/28/02 

From: Bob Willard <BobwBSGS@attbi.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 16:09:14 GMT

tama_villager wrote:
>
> Hello, everybody,
>
> I'm no expert nor engineer. But I do need to know 802.11b's basics, as
> a marketer.
>
> I would like to know the followings. Could anyone give me some
> information ?
>
> 1.For what purpose can you use adhoc mode ?
> Can a mobile PC or PDA with wireless LAN card exchange files
> directly with other mobile PC or PDA with wireless LAN card, without
> entering LAN (not via AP) ?
>
> Also I heard adhoc mode has a huge potential. It seems to imply
> adhoc mode can create peer to peer network of large scale. It seems to
> mean you can exchange files without ISP network nor public lines. Is
> this understanding correct ?
>
> 2.Security Issue
> I heard a big concern on 802.11b and/or wireless technologies
> general is a security. To secure the communication using wireless
> technology, WEP has been devised. But it is not perfect, I heard. Is
> there any prospect of a reliable tech being made for wireless security
> any time soon ?
>
> 3.Future prospect for wireless
> It is said that a half of big companies will adopt wireless such as
> 802.11b by the year of 2005. Do you agree ? Isn't the security issue a
> significant obstacle against the prevalence ?
>
> 4.Web sites for.802.11b Basics
> I would like to know good sites for learning 802.11b which are easy
> to understand. If you have any recommendations, please let me know.
>
> Thanks

Re: Q1 and Q4 - Spend some time searching the net, with Google or
                your choice. There are lots of sites devoted to
                WiFi.

Re: Q2 - VPN is one choice of a technology that supplies security on
         top of the WiFi. And, there are others.

Re: Q3 - If security was deemed to be extremely important to those big
         companies, they would not use WinDuhs, would they? 

-- 
Cheers, Bob

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