Anyone successful with WPA and Linksys 802.11b Wireless Router ?

I've got a Linksys befw11s4 (v.4) with the latest firmware (v1.50.10,
released Feb 3, 2004).

Not sure if it's the Linksys or my iBook with Apple's 802.11b Airport
card that's preventing communication when I turn WPA on.

Or, maybe even Apple's latest Airport (v3.3, released Jan 26, 2004)
software. The "Internet Connect" app shows full signal strength, but it
can't get an IP address for my iBook.

Anyone have any ideas ?

Dave@UPX wrote:
> I've got a Linksys befw11s4 (v.4) with the latest firmware (v1.50.10,
> released Feb 3, 2004).
>
> Not sure if it's the Linksys or my iBook with Apple's 802.11b Airport
> card that's preventing communication when I turn WPA on.
>
> Or, maybe even Apple's latest Airport (v3.3, released Jan 26, 2004)
> software. The "Internet Connect" app shows full signal strength, but it
> can't get an IP address for my iBook.
>
> Anyone have any ideas ?

You can only use WPA with 802.11g.

--
Diederik

Dave@UPX wrote:
> I've got a Linksys befw11s4 (v.4) with the latest firmware (v1.50.10,
> released Feb 3, 2004).
>
> Not sure if it's the Linksys or my iBook with Apple's 802.11b Airport
> card that's preventing communication when I turn WPA on.
>
> Or, maybe even Apple's latest Airport (v3.3, released Jan 26, 2004)
> software. The "Internet Connect" app shows full signal strength, but it
> can't get an IP address for my iBook.
>
> Anyone have any ideas ?

You can only use WPA with airport extreme (802.11g) and Panther.

--
Diederik

In article <jb9Yb.3841$(E-Mail Removed)>, Diederik
<Diederik.DD*SPAMTRAP*@pandora.be> wrote:

> Dave@UPX wrote:
> > I've got a Linksys befw11s4 (v.4) with the latest firmware (v1.50.10,
> > released Feb 3, 2004).
> >
> > Not sure if it's the Linksys or my iBook with Apple's 802.11b Airport
> > card that's preventing communication when I turn WPA on.
> >
> > Or, maybe even Apple's latest Airport (v3.3, released Jan 26, 2004)
> > software. The "Internet Connect" app shows full signal strength, but it
> > can't get an IP address for my iBook.
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas ?
>
> You can only use WPA with airport extreme (802.11g) and Panther.

Thanks.

Can anyone confirm that WPA only works with 802.11g ?

Because Linksys has two firmware upgrades for their 802.11b wireless
routers WITH the WPA option.

Dave@UPX wrote:
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Can anyone confirm that WPA only works with 802.11g ?
>
> Because Linksys has two firmware upgrades for their 802.11b wireless
> routers WITH the WPA option.

Since you mentioned using an ibook:

<http://www.macnn.com/news/21842>
....WPA requires an AirPort Extreme base station and AirPort Extreme
clients running Mac OS X 10.3...

<http://www.apple.com/airport/specs.html>
....WPA requires Mac OS X v10.3 or later...

etc...
--
Diederik

In article <HYqYb.4907$(E-Mail Removed)>, Diederik
<Diederik.DD*SPAMTRAP*@pandora.be> wrote:

> Dave@UPX wrote:
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Can anyone confirm that WPA only works with 802.11g ?
> >
> > Because Linksys has two firmware upgrades for their 802.11b wireless
> > routers WITH the WPA option.
>
> Since you mentioned using an ibook:
>
> <http://www.macnn.com/news/21842>
> ...WPA requires an AirPort Extreme base station and AirPort Extreme
> clients running Mac OS X 10.3...

I'm running Panther. And if you read the following article;

http://www.macnn.com/news/23129

It says that the Airport 3.3 s/w supports WPA for *AirPort* clients...

Dave@UPX wrote:
>
> I'm running Panther. And if you read the following article;
>
> http://www.macnn.com/news/23129
>
> It says that the Airport 3.3 s/w supports WPA for *AirPort* clients...

Your article: Monday, January 26, 2004 @ 9:25pm
My article : Saturday, November 1, 2003 @ 11:00am

Sorry, I guess you are right. If you try this I sure like to read the
results here.

--
Diederik

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:27:32 -0700, "Dave@UPX"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In article <jb9Yb.3841$(E-Mail Removed)>, Diederik
><Diederik.DD*SPAMTRAP*@pandora.be> wrote:
>
>> Dave@UPX wrote:
>> > I've got a Linksys befw11s4 (v.4) with the latest firmware (v1.50.10,
>> > released Feb 3, 2004).
>> >
>> > Not sure if it's the Linksys or my iBook with Apple's 802.11b Airport
>> > card that's preventing communication when I turn WPA on.
>> >
>> > Or, maybe even Apple's latest Airport (v3.3, released Jan 26, 2004)
>> > software. The "Internet Connect" app shows full signal strength, but it
>> > can't get an IP address for my iBook.
>> >
>> > Anyone have any ideas ?
>>
>> You can only use WPA with airport extreme (802.11g) and Panther.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Can anyone confirm that WPA only works with 802.11g ?
>
>Because Linksys has two firmware upgrades for their 802.11b wireless
>routers WITH the WPA option.

I've been trying to follow this thread, but am a bit confused by the
references to Mac, iBook, Panther, Airport and such. I am running
Win98SE on my desktop and WinXP on a laptop and still have essentially
the same question Dave had -- will the firmware upgrade to the
BEFW11S4(v4) support WPA? At the Linksys site the history for the
upgrade specifically mentions added support for WPA, yet I keep
hearing that WPA support does not exist for 802.11b.

Even if the the upgrade will not support WPA, I've considered
implementing the upgrade in hopes of repairing a recurring
connectivity problem between my BEFW11S4(v4) and my WUSB12 wireless
adapter. I'm afraid I'm going to wear out the power connection on the
router because of having to pull the cable so frequently. I'm leery
of installing the upgrade, however, because I've seen posts in which
the persons say that installing the firmware upgrade has permanently
killed their routers. Ouch!
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In article <fNtYb.5116$(E-Mail Removed)>, Diederik
<Diederik.DD*SPAMTRAP*@pandora.be> wrote:

> Dave@UPX wrote:
> >
> > I'm running Panther. And if you read the following article;
> >
> > http://www.macnn.com/news/23129
> >
> > It says that the Airport 3.3 s/w supports WPA for *AirPort* clients...
>
> Your article: Monday, January 26, 2004 @ 9:25pm
> My article : Saturday, November 1, 2003 @ 11:00am
>
> Sorry, I guess you are right. If you try this I sure like to read the
> results here.

I did try it. The iBook talked to the internet for one or two minutes
and then stopped. Tried several cycling the power on everything,
changing settings, etc. with no success.

What's worst, after shutting WPA off, the iBook still would NOT talk.
Was a little worried. I think cycling the power on the cable modem
(along with everything else) allowed unencrypted WiFi to function
again.

I'm hoping someone else will figure this out for me/us....

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Max
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 22:27:32 -0700, "Dave@UPX"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >In article <jb9Yb.3841$(E-Mail Removed)>, Diederik
> ><Diederik.DD*SPAMTRAP*@pandora.be> wrote:
> >
> >> Dave@UPX wrote:
> >> > I've got a Linksys befw11s4 (v.4) with the latest firmware (v1.50.10,
> >> > released Feb 3, 2004).
> >> >
> >> > Not sure if it's the Linksys or my iBook with Apple's 802.11b Airport
> >> > card that's preventing communication when I turn WPA on.
> >> >
> >> > Or, maybe even Apple's latest Airport (v3.3, released Jan 26, 2004)
> >> > software. The "Internet Connect" app shows full signal strength, but it
> >> > can't get an IP address for my iBook.
> >> >
> >> > Anyone have any ideas ?
> >>
> >> You can only use WPA with airport extreme (802.11g) and Panther.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Can anyone confirm that WPA only works with 802.11g ?
> >
> >Because Linksys has two firmware upgrades for their 802.11b wireless
> >routers WITH the WPA option.
>
> I've been trying to follow this thread, but am a bit confused by the
> references to Mac, iBook, Panther, Airport and such.

Mac = Apple Macintosh Computer (desktop or laptop)
iBook = Apple Macintosh Laptop
Panther = Mac OS X 10.3.1 or 10.3.x
Airport = Apple's 802.11b Wireless Access Point or client Hardware
(sometimes it refers to the WiFi Software of the same name)
Airport Extreme = Apple's 802.11g Wireless Access Point or client
Hardware

> I am running
> Win98SE on my desktop and WinXP on a laptop and still have essentially
> the same question Dave had -- will the firmware upgrade to the
> BEFW11S4(v4) support WPA? At the Linksys site the history for the
> upgrade specifically mentions added support for WPA, yet I keep
> hearing that WPA support does not exist for 802.11b.

I was beginning to suspect that, but could not find it anywhere at
www.wi-fi.org/wpa

> Even if the the upgrade will not support WPA, I've considered
> implementing the upgrade in hopes of repairing a recurring
> connectivity problem between my BEFW11S4(v4) and my WUSB12 wireless
> adapter. I'm afraid I'm going to wear out the power connection on the
> router because of having to pull the cable so frequently. I'm leery
> of installing the upgrade, however, because I've seen posts in which
> the persons say that installing the firmware upgrade has permanently
> killed their routers. Ouch!

I've heard that the firmware upgrade (v1.5 & v1.5.1) are supposed to
reduce your need to cycle the power, but your results may vary.

Is the WUSB12 a Netgear or D-Link device? I've known people who avoid
those brands as well as the no-names and stick with Linksys, Microsoft
and Orinocco for better functionality and reliability.

The only stories of Linksys routers that died with the upgrade was
because it wasn't the exact model the firmware was supposed to be for.

I'm still betting/hoping the Linksys would not include WPA options
unless the router actually supported WPA. And the update info at the
URL seems to support that;

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/mo...0294&mode=info


- Dave