Bugzilla – Bug 224
add support for Open System WEP authentication
Last modified: 2008-06-03 15:12:29 UTC
Please consider raising the priority of this feature. Contrary to the FAQ, Open System is widely considered more secure then Shared. Here are a couple of refrences: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/witc/ao350ap/prodlit/a350w_ov. htm#wp1002388 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8645211~mode=flat It actually appears that most of the support is already there since the SqueezeBox will happily associate with an Open System access point as soon as it find a wired network. Thanks, Brooks
I strongly support this feature request. There are routers out there that do not support shared key authentication at all. In my case this is a FRITZ!Box by AVM (www.avm.de). This device is distributed at no cost to DSL customers of 1&1, one of germany's largest DSL providers. AVM refuses to implement the less secure option of shared key. I am currently forced to switch of WEP encryption in my WLAN to use my fabulous SqueezeBox! It should not be too much work to implement this feature, as things are mostly left away in the protocol. Thanks, Guido.
Just got my Squeezebox and not having Open System is causing headaches.... please advise on when this will be implemented. Thanks!
I also strongly support the feature request. I have also a Fritz!Box which doesnt support shared key and using another access point is not much of an option, because of all the other features of the box (integrates VoIP,Phone,DSL... in one box)
Please add Open System WEP to SB1 if at all possible. I don't like using Shared Key WEP on my network due to its inherent security holes.
I also need this feature. When will it be implemented? I've been waiting for so long and nothing happened. Should it be impossible to implement it in SB1?
This should probably be closed, imo, since it is out of the control of SD. This feature would require changes to the card itself. As I understand it, then vendor either dropped support or was unable to provide such a feature. Sean or Dean will likely correct me if I'm wrong.