----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Dillinger" <bear@sonic.net> To: "Matt Beland" <matt@rearviewmirror.org> Cc: <cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 3:53 PM Subject: CDR: Re: peer to peer wireless WAN?
On Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Matt Beland wrote:
802.11b, 11Mb/sec, up to 15 mile range with the right antennae, no licensing costs. Sound good enough?
Obviously not. Have you even been reading the news lately?
Although fixing the 802.11b protocol might be a good cypherpunkish undertaking (for those who still write code). 802.11c, anyone?
It looks like it ought to be pretty simple. Just substitute AES for RC4 and go. The problem as usual is key distribution.
Bear
Easier solution. Screw the 802.11 security. Run TCP/IP over it and use IPsec. Magically the thing is now reasonably secure, without having to mess around with redesign, just leave everything as is. Joe