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November 1st, 2010 13:00
DW1525 (802.11n) WLAN PCIe Encryption Specs
This question's a little convoluted, so bare with me:
When the DW1525 is set to WPA2 and AES, what is its maximum encryption? 128 or 256 bits? I usually connect it to a Linksys E3000 using WPA2 and AES, so does that mean that it is using 256 bits of encryption by default?
I ask because I'm thinking of getting a Linksys WMP600N PCI card for a Dell Dimension E521 with Vista Home Premium 32-bit. That Linksys card says it only supports up to 128 bits of encryption while still supporting WPA2.
Does this mean that if the Dell Dimension E521 with the Linksys card and the other computer with the DW1525 both connect to the E3000 using WPA2 and AES, that they will both use the same number of encryption bits?
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November 1st, 2010 16:00
xps-9000-man,
Try reading Wi-Fi Protected Access. It explains there about the encryption. If I read it correctly, WEP uses 64 or 128 bit encryption. WPA/WPA2 uses 256bit encryption.
Rick