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Nathan · 05-09-2004, 03:03 PM

In my oppinion this really just proves how badly wifi was developed. The idea is great, its just a pain to do it right.

Most hardware you buy finally is pre-set to encrypted, but the problem is that the hardware always has to have the same key set to it. Companies should finally force a change of the key when the software is installed, sadly noone does that.

90% of the time the password is "default" or the like. Its sad.

You can not expect normal people buying WiFi hardware to understand that they have to do something. They expect it to be plug-and-play, and it just isn't.

On top of all this shit, the software side is so bad, that I for example run unencrypted simply because I can not get WinXP to connect to my encrypted network, it just won't do it.

05-09-2004, 03:03 PM
Nathan Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,108	In my oppinion this really just proves how badly wifi was developed. The idea is great, its just a pain to do it right. Most hardware you buy finally is pre-set to encrypted, but the problem is that the hardware always has to have the same key set to it. Companies should finally force a change of the key when the software is installed, sadly noone does that. 90% of the time the password is "default" or the like. Its sad. You can not expect normal people buying WiFi hardware to understand that they have to do something. They expect it to be plug-and-play, and it just isn't. On top of all this shit, the software side is so bad, that I for example run unencrypted simply because I can not get WinXP to connect to my encrypted network, it just won't do it. __________________ "Think about it a little more and you'll agree with me, because you're smart and I'm right." - Charlie Munger