How to verify WPA?

Hi NG,


i have a question. How can veify that a connection uses WPA? Many tools can
identify if a W-less connection uses WEP. But I would like to check if my AP
uses WPA or not.


/Kim

Go to the setup screen of your router/AP where you set the encryption.
If you see WEP but not WPA then you don't have WPA. Go to your
router/AP's support page and find the firmware upgrade, if one is
available, that supports WPA.

Also, you need WPA driver support for you client card and a windows XP
patch. If you don't have the latest 54G card then you probably can't
use WPA anyway. As far as I know, only Linksys have WPA driver for the
latest version (version 3 only; older hardware versions need not apply)
of their 802.11b card.

I think there's a industry conspiracy at work here: they created WPA in
order to sell the new 54G gear by not supporting the older B hardware :-).


Kiamal X wrote:

> Hi NG,
>
>
> i have a question. How can veify that a connection uses WPA? Many tools can
> identify if a W-less connection uses WEP. But I would like to check if my AP
> uses WPA or not.
>
>
> /Kim
>
>

Tornado <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> I think there's a industry conspiracy at work here: they created WPA in
> order to sell the new 54G gear by not supporting the older B hardware :-).

Well, D-Link say they will have something for the b gear,
they just won't say when. But in general yes everyone is
jumping all over this chance to force users to buy again
if they want reasonably secure encryption.

Billy Y..