[Wylug-discuss] follow-ups to conversations last night

[Nigel Metheringham]

On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 09:20 +0000, Dan Walker wrote:
> Cheap 3Com wireless router, 'free' PCMCIA wifi card £40:
> 
> http://uk.insight.com/apps/productpresentation/index.php?alert=categoryresults&product_id=3CMADSLPC

Does this wifi card work with Linux (without ndiswrapper, which doesn't
count)?

On that line, I have recently noticed that Linux Emporium (under new
ownership - specifically the guys from Clockwork Software Systems -
those who have been to UKUUG Linux events will know them).  However they
also now offer Linux compatible wireless cards:-
  http://www.linux-emporium.co.uk/products/wireless/

These are Belkin devices which are based on the RT2500 chipset.  Also
available at PC World/Dixons etc.  I have a PC Card variant and its
working well, although I am having a few problems getting WPA working
(which may be an issue with my router).

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Rt2500WirelessCardsHowTo for some info on
the cards.


> Diceware random password / passphrase generator:
> http://world.std.com/~reinhold/diceware.html

Thats nice.  Its actually rather close to the S/Key Opie password
generation stuff.  The password strength is roughly 64 bits (for 5
words) - which is machine brute forceable especially if the attacker
knows the diceware word list you are working from.  However thats
probably close on 60 bits better than most passwords!

	Nigel.

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