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WPA2 on Latittude D800?

post #1 of 4
10/5/06 at 9:58pm
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I'm setting up a Latitude D800 which has an Intel Pro Wireless LAN 2100 3A Mini PCI Adapter. Does anyone know if there are drivers that will allow this card to do WPA2?

I've already installed the Windows XP patch that upgrades XP to WPA2. But I'm still not getting it as an option in the wireless connection setup.
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post #2 of 4
10/5/06 at 10:37pm
The 2100 is an 802.11b card. It only supports WEP. WPA & WPA2 are supported on 802.11g cards. Sounds like an upgrade is in store.

I did find a security update for this card on the Intel site dated 28 July 2006.
http://support.intel.com/support/wir.../CS-023067.htm

CORRECTION: It does support WPA also. That's an option if you don't want to upgrade the card.
http://www.intel.com/network/connect...02100%20WPA%22
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post #3 of 4
10/5/06 at 11:33pm
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Originally Posted by WackyT
The 2100 is an 802.11b card. It only supports WEP. WPA & WPA2 are supported on 802.11g cards. Sounds like an upgrade is in store.

I was afraid of that! Thanks! And Thanks for the links too!
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post #4 of 4
10/6/06 at 12:42pm
Weather a card only supports WPA or WEP isn't dependent upon hardware. It's entirely in the hands of the hardware vendor to incorporate support in their drivers. I repaired an old Latitude D600 for a friend and gave him an old Cisco Aironet 350 Mini PCI card since his D600 didn't have one. The Cisco card is 802.11b only and supports WPA through Windows' built-in configuration utility. Cisco's own configuration utility supports WPA too, but only via RADIUS server. (The card was never intended to be purchased by end-users). It's entirely dependent upon the manufacturer of the card adding support for WPA in their software. What version of 802.11 it uses is irrelevant.
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