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tu3

join:2004-07-29

Centrino sucks?

I’m currently using a centrino laptop. I would like to use its wireless function to connect to our network, but my housemate doesn’t think it’s a good idea. He asked me to use external wireless card (he uses D-link wireless card). His reason for that is someone will steal our bandwidth if I use my centrino laptop.

I don’t understand it at all. I thought they were the same (because they use the same standard). I thought its nothing to do with whatever external or internal wireless card we use, it is all about our access point setup.

can someone tell me about it.

cheers

Sorry for asking stupid question.
maxflia

join:2003-06-30
Holly Springs, NC

Re: Centrino sucks?

you are right and your housemate has no idea. What card/Chip your using has nothing to do with people being able to "steal your bandwidth" The security is on the access point. As long as the WAP (wireless access point) is secure then you should be alright.
maxflia

join:2003-06-30
Holly Springs, NC

you are right and your housemate has no idea. What card/Chip your using has nothing to do with people being able to "steal your badwidth" The security is on the access point. As long as the WAP (wireless access point) is secure then you should be alright.

jkonrad
Konman
Premium
join:2001-10-04
Mount Airy, MD

I think he neds to clarify some more as that makes no sense.

What router do you guys use, what security is set up on the router? (ie WPA or WEP - 64 or 128bit, MAC address filtering?) Centrino is nothing more then a name for the P4m CPU and an Intel 2100b Pro (or 2200g) wireless card.

LeeBee
It's Dark Out There

join:2003-06-18
Swissieland
·Cablecom Switzerland

Without knowing more, I'd say your housemate either:

- hasn't a clue what he's talking about
- has WPA-PSK set up and your mini-PCI card won't do this
- has 256-bit WEP set up and your mini-PCU card won't do this

IMO it's the first one (call me cynical)

If your access point is secure then he'd have to do certain things to let your lappy connect (add MAC filter, share keys for encryption). If there is no security in place, the bandwidth can be leeched whether you connect or not!
tu3

join:2004-07-29

Re: Centrino sucks?

we are using D-link DSL-604+ ,which supports up to 256 bit wep setup.

I don't know whether my computer supports that high encryption. I only know my laptop using 802.11g .how can i find out it? and how can i do if my laptop does not support it?

Thank you guys

you are very helpful.
ihaddsl

join:2001-12-05
/dev/hda0
·Comcast

Re: Centrino sucks?

Note that No WEP is really secure, be it 64, 128 or 256 bit WEP it's got a fundemental flaw which allows it to be cracked relatively easily and the extra keyspace provided by 256 bit WEP doesn't mean much in reality due to the flaw in WEP
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