TO MOOSEMAN RE "B" PROTOCOL

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Mooseman--in a previous post someone asked you about the merit of getting a tx. You replied: "There are some limitations with the TX because it's wireless is "B" protocol and as such doesn't come out of the box with certain encryption requirements. See this for more information regarding question #1."
I looked up the ESU that Palm offers, but I am challenged I don't understand what this software does. In fact I didn't understand anything that ad was trying to tell me. In laymans terms, and without big words, can you please explain it to me. Also, when I do a scan some sites are padlocked and some are not. Some are free and some are pay. I have had trouble sometimes connecting to a strong 4 bar unpadlocked signal. Does this ESU solve the problem? Is there a way around padlocked sites? I just want to make my unit as versitle as possible. Thanks in advance for your input.
 
Sorry SMCUVS about the delay in getting back to you. I had actually been in your backyard for the last part of Sept and just now getting back to the net.

ESU enhancements "might" enable you to view some of these padlocked sites. It does allow you to log in securely to those sites that require authentication....but you'd have to know the password. If you don't know the password -it's useless to connect.

Just because a site is wireless does not mean it's easily accessible by anyone.

A laymans terms definitions:

ESU = Enterprise Security Update (Enterprise is usually a corporate environment and it will normally have high security). A TX's wireless B protocol can not connect to most newer networks wireless G protocol that has the higher security unless you have installed the ESU (and again know the password or also referred to as a key code or WEP code).

This higher security is referred to as various forms WPA, WPA2 and advanced security formats.

Adding the ESU will most likely not get you on to any new connections - unless you know the password. It would show you a new screen however that will ask you for the password when that wireless connection senses that your are trying to log in to these WPA, WPA2 sites. At the moment, the TX just won't show you the request for password from the network and therefore the network will ignore the TX.

Hope that helps......
 
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