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Old 08-06-2006, 07:30 PM
Jeff Liebermann
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Default Re: Linksys home network problems

John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> hath wroth:

>>> You probably want WPA-PSK or what Linksys calls "WPA Personal".

>
>That's what the Wi-Fi Alliance calls it too. ;) The RADIUS version is
>"WPA Enterprise".


That's because the Wi-Fi Alliance trademarked the terms WPA Personal,
WPA Enterprise, and such. IEEE802.11i-2004 calls it PSK but doesn't
even mention WPA. Even the acronym list doesn't mention WPA. The
Wi-Fi Alliance apparently licenses the use of the various trademarked
WPA and WPA2 terms:
http://www.wi-fi.org/termsofuse.php (see trademarks section)
http://www.wi-fi.org/brand_usage.php

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