19 August 2013, 18:38 | #1 |
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Amiga + WiFi with WPA2?
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I'm considering a WiFi PCMCIA card for my Amigas. Currently using a wired network card which works wonders but it wouldn't be bad if I could have one less cable in the room. The only problem would be that I happen to use a WPA2 encrypted network. Questions: 1) Have been reading the WPA2 support is commercial. So those drivers I see lurking in AmiNet aren't the right ones for the job, are they? 2) I'm wondering if my A1200+030 will be fast enough for a WPA2 encryption? I mean, will it be able to do the networking without becoming a snail to perform anything else? 3) What about a pure 68k A600? Will it be fast enough? Thanks for answers or any advice! Gear is : - A1200 + '030, 32Mb total RAM - A600 4MB RAM |
19 August 2013, 19:14 | #2 | |
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2) 030 A1200 should be ok'ish, it didn't run to bad on my A1200 with 030. 3)It would work on A600, but it would kill it. |
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Hi FOL! Thanks for the reply.
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When you say "it didn't run too bad" on the A1200, do you mean I should expect some quirks? |
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19 August 2013, 19:26 | #4 |
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if WPA2 loads your cpu too much maybe you should set uncrypted? And add a list on your router which MAC addresses are allowed?
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Hi, @theugly! Thanks for joining this discussion.
Do you mean I should remove WPA/WPA2/WEP or whatever encryption? I don't feel like I will run my computers under an unencrypted network. I'd rather stay with my wired net card in the Amiga and forget about it under wifi. I use that in my router. Only a handful MAC addresses are allowed to use my network and encryption is set to WPA2, which I'm inclined to stick with. Or do you suggest there's a strong reason not to use the encryption at all? |
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I am not a networking specialist but I don't think anyone else can use your network when they are not in your MAC list.
I have this for years that way actually. Because for example also the Nintendo DS can't use WPA2. At times I look at my routers log and I never spotted any unknown computers logging on. Base rule on your router should be to not allow anything and then make exceptions who are allowed. |
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I don't mind if one is "listening" to what comes in and out of my Amigas but letting my PissSees exposed is certainly a concern. Sure, that's how's it done. When my friends pay me a visit I have to register their MACS, or else they can't use my WiFi. These days you have no friends if you have no WiFi |
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20 August 2013, 01:49 | #8 |
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I think the easiest soltion is to use a modern ethernet wifi bridge in conjuntion with a regular PCMCIA wired ethernet card.
I use one of these (netgear) with good results. It is small and has a really good range. Mac addresses can be spoofed. Mac addresses filtering is not a secure solution. I would absolutely not turn off WPA2. |
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20 August 2013, 21:26 | #10 |
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WEP + Mac Filtering is pretty much the best solution for the 16-bit PCMCIA-wireless cards (MA401-based like NetGear 802.11b) since they don't have support for WPA/WPA2 with TKIP/AES encryption (afaik) unless you find a firmware and flash a new firmware to it (if it exists) on a computer with a PCMCIA-port.
Besides, if somebody has somehow found out your MAC-adress and is spoofing it you'll know about it since your router won't allow you to use it. Try to get a router with support for the latest dd-wrt firmware which will give you a lot more control over security etc. (there are tons of guides to help you configure your router). I have a Netgear WNR3500v2 wireless router with the latest dd-wrt firmware and it works perfect (for my phone, A1200 etc.) Wired is obviously the safest and fastest way, then nobody can record wifi-packets and analyse + decrypt (WEP is weak and easily cracked) each TCP/IP packet. |
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My main concern therefore would be whether the A1200+'030 would take it or ask to get to sleep. At least one colleague here said he's using his accelerated A1200 under WPA2, but perhaps not as comfortably as I would like. Any other experiences? Quote:
Now the wireless problem widens. My routers are all TP-LINK and though I see they make a superb job doing what they should, they don't seem to like routers from other manufacturers. Bought me a very good Tenda router with MIMO and 400mW signal just to discover it wouldn't let my TP-LINKs bridge to it. Took one of the TP-LKs to my girlfriend's and it wouldn't talk to a D-LINK router too. Sadly DDWRT in them isn't supported afaik, but I should read further as I could be overlooking things. |
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I use my 1200+040 with a couple of Prism2 driven cards
using WPA-PSK and TKIP. Speed is acceptable if you don't get bogged down with Java... The connection may drop (time-out) now and again but it is easy to restart Miami. My 600 has to use a Wired Card Bridged to a PC just used with FTP as everything needs OS3+ and lots of Ram. I remember seeing several things on the Net + Utube Re: Netgear MA401 Flashing for WPA2 use. E.G ---> About 11 mins in [ Show youtube player ] Last edited by Nobby_UK; 21 August 2013 at 00:27. |
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I haven't read all the messages in this thread but using wep and mac filtering is utterly useless from a security standpoint.
It takes about 10 seconds to scan for a mac address and just as long crack wep. I wouldn't recommend it. Btw some routers with wpa2 can be cracked with wps enabled. Disable it... http://code.google.com/p/reaver-wps/ If you want secure wireless buy two cheap routers that can run dd-wrt. Setup one as an airport with wpa2 with aes and the other as a client bridge. This way it bridges the LAN and all the hardwork is done by the routers. Use the Amiga with a wired adapter plugged into the LAN port on the one of the wireless routers, plug a LAN port on the other router into your LAN. |
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