Bug 224 - add support for Open System WEP authentication
: add support for Open System WEP authentication
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: SB 1
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Firmware
: unspecified
: All All
: P2 enhancement with 6 votes (vote)
: Future
Assigned To: Sean Adams
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Reported: 2004-03-18 11:56 UTC by Kevin Pearsall
Modified: 2008-06-03 15:12 UTC (History)
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Description Kevin Pearsall 2004-03-18 11:56:15 UTC
 
Comment 1 Brooks Davis 2004-05-13 17:46:42 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
Comment 2 Guido von Walter 2005-01-03 09:17:52 UTC
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.
Comment 3 jkouns 2005-01-06 14:42:27 UTC
Just got my Squeezebox and not having Open System is causing headaches....
please advise on when this will be implemented. Thanks!
Comment 4 Steffen Ullrich 2005-01-29 06:10:55 UTC
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)
Comment 5 Chris Haswell 2005-07-02 19:34:13 UTC
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.
Comment 6 Michael Brunn 2005-10-08 04:43:56 UTC
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?
Comment 7 KDF 2005-10-08 10:21:55 UTC
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.