After re-reading Jack's last reply and doing a little more research, I think
I understand why I don't have the user name and password options in my setup
that Les said was a part of WPA.
It's my impression that some network hardware may offer both an enterprise
level and a home level of WPA. The enterprise level (referred to simply as
WPA) offers user name and password authentication, while the home level
(referred to as WPA-PSK) does not. But once you get past that difference,
both levels (enterprise and home) work exactly the same.
My network hardware only offers WPA-PSK, not straight WPA--therefore user
name and password authentication is not a setup option for me.
Am I starting to get the picture ?????
I get the drift though, that once past the user name and password
authentication offered by WPA
--
So much to learn... So little time.
"Roughneck" wrote:
> Thanks again, Jack.
>
> I wasn't at all familiar with RADIUS, so I did a little checking and assume
> you're referring to "Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service". Am I
> tracking with you on that? If so, based on what I read about RADIUS, one of
> its main features is the ability to require a valid user name and password.
> In terms of networking, I got the impression that ISPs are major users of
> RADIUS, using it to verify that all requests for internet access through
> their system are actually coming from authorized customers But if that's
> what it's about, I don't understand at all why Les used it to make a
> distinction between WEP and WPA in regard to home networking. i.e. His book
> is about setting up a home network but I don't see how or why that would be
> noteworthy if my WPA setup has no provision to setup and require valid user
> names and passwords. My ISP will require a user name and password from me
> when I request an IP address, regardless of what type of encryption I'm using
> or if I'm using any encryption at all. But I don't understand why he made a
> point of that when using WPA on a home network if there's no place to enter
> approved user name and password combinations.
>
> Oh, well--I guess my signature provides a pretty good idea about where I'm
> at with all this stuff. :-)
> --
> So much to learn... So little time.
>
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > Regular user that is not logged to a special secure server (RADIUS) does not
> > need id/password etc.
> > You configure the WPA/WPA2 key between the source (Wireless Router) and the
> > client (Wireless computer) and the connection uses the key to encrypted the
> > stream.
> > Jack (MVP-Networking).
> >
> > "Roughneck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:6E4CAF64-31E4-4AAD-897C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Hello, Jack! Thanks for responding.
> > >
> > > Since the the setup is the same for both, yet I was never prompted for
> > > user
> > > name and password info, do you know what Les was referring to in his book?
> > > If any form of WPA (WPA-PSK or WPA2) uses user names and passwords as Les
> > > described, where/how does WPA get them? Or... was there a change in how
> > > WPA
> > > is actually implemented now versus how they thought it would be
> > > implemented
> > > at the time Les wrote his book?
> > > --
> > > So much to learn... So little time.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jack (MVP-Networking)." wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi
> > >> There is no differences between WPA2 or WPA setup. You can use WPA2
> > >> provided
> > >> that both the source (Wireless Rouer/Access Point) are supporting WPA2,
> > >> and
> > >> your Windows was upgraded to SP2.
> > >> Jack (MVP-Networking).
> > >>
> > >> "Roughneck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > >> news:1821ADE5-92EC-4553-B852-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >> >I set up our first home network about 2 weeks ago and selected WPA-PSK
> > >> > security/encryption. As I recall, all I had to do was enter an
> > >> > encryption
> > >> > key on each PC--I was never prompted for username or password info.
> > >> > But
> > >> > in
> > >> > looking through a book printed in 2004, titled "Guide to Home
> > >> > Networking"
> > >> > (Les Freed at PC Magazine), Les says:
> > >> >
> > >> > "WPA is similar to WEP, but WPA combines encryption with user
> > >> > authentication... Instead of using a shared encryption key, WPA first
> > >> > requires users to identify themselves with a user name and password.
> > >> > If
> > >> > the
> > >> > users passes the authentication test, the AP sends the user a unique
> > >> > key
> > >> > that
> > >> > is valid for a limited period of time. The data connection between the
> > >> > user's PC and the AP is encrypted using the temporary key."
> > >> >
> > >> > Les doesn't distinguish between WPA-PSK and WPA2 in this book--perhaps
> > >> > that's because of when the book was printed. Do his statements only
> > >> > apply
> > >> > to
> > >> > WPA2, or did I miss something in my WPA-PSK setup?
> > >> > --
> > >> > So much to learn... So little time.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >
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