peer to peer wireless WAN?

[Joseph Ashwood]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Dillinger" <bear at sonic.net>
To: "Matt Beland" <matt at rearviewmirror.org>
Cc: <cypherpunks at 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