* Chris Lloyd <strawberry@toth.org.uk> [020518 13:12]:
> On Sat, May 18, 2002 at 08:10:27AM +0100, Shyam Kumar Mangayil wrote:

> You should also look into WEP, the wireless encryption protocol. 

s/look into/not trust/

WEP is an absolutely awful encryption system, and if you're doing
*anything* you want to be secure on aWLAN, you need IPSec or at least
SSH forwarding....

Sorry, but really needs pointing out.


> > Because      6.    won't questions of EMI arise in a WLAN ?
> 
> They might do, but only under extreme circumstances. Certainly wouldn't get
> enough interference in an office to disrupt the signal. The main problem is
> having to transmit the signal through walls etc.

Also microwave ovens can be a problem, but generally they make the network
slower, and only significantly if you sit either side of the microwave.

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