How to find out if a WLAN client is able to use WPA2 ?

14 Jun 2009 11:06 AM

Kevin McNeal

Assume I have a WLAN Stick or a built-in WLAN in a Notebook.

How can I find out (without trial and error) if this WLAN Client (not the AP)
is able to use WPA2 (not only WPA) ?

Kevin

14 Jun 2009 12:36 PM

Markmckee601

14 Jun 2009 1:10 PM

Shenan Stanley

Kevin McNeal wrote:

> Assume I have a WLAN Stick or a built-in WLAN in a Notebook.
>
> How can I find out (without trial and error) if this WLAN Client
> (not the AP) is able to use WPA2 (not only WPA) ?

Figure out what hardware you have and see if the drivers available for it
(and your particular OS) can do WPA2.

( ie: RTFM. ;-) )

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

15 Jun 2009 3:06 AM

Patrick Keenan

"Kevin McNeal" <kmcn***@flickr.ca> wrote in message
news:4a34d9b6$0$32665$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net...
> Assume I have a WLAN Stick or a built-in WLAN in a Notebook.
>
> How can I find out (without trial and error) if this WLAN Client (not the
> AP)
> is able to use WPA2 (not only WPA) ?
>
> Kevin

Check the documentation for the network adapter.

HTH
-pk

16 Jun 2009 1:28 AM

Jack-MVP

Hi
Windows gets the Security information from the Wireless card's Drivers. If
your version of Windows is WPA2 capable and the card supports WPA2 it should
appear as an option when you choose the card's security.
Please note that some Wireless Vendors' might use terms like WPA-AES. If you
have a choice with AES that is the vendors rendition of WPA2.
WEP, WPA, and WPA2 - http://www.ezlan.net/wpa_wep.html
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

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"Kevin McNeal" <kmcn***@flickr.ca> wrote in message
news:4a34d9b6$0$32665$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net...
> Assume I have a WLAN Stick or a built-in WLAN in a Notebook.
>
> How can I find out (without trial and error) if this WLAN Client (not the
> AP)
> is able to use WPA2 (not only WPA) ?
>
> Kevin
>