Super G Wireless PCI Adapter
network signal strength.
Click
Advanced
if you want to view more detailed status information for your
client adapter. The Advanced Status window appears (see Figure 7-3).
Figure 15 – Advanced Status Window
Network Name (SSID) -
The name of the network to which your client
adapter is currently associated.
Server Based Authentication -
The method by which authentication to a
back-end server is being performed to establish secure connectivity.
(None, LEAP, EAP-TLS, PEAP (EAP-GTC), or PEAP (EAP-MSCHAP V2))
Data Encryption -
The data encryption type that was negotiated with the
access point (in infrastructure mode) or another client (in ad hoc mode)
upon association. (None, WEP, CKIP, or TKIP)
Authentication Type - Specifies whether the client adapter must share the
same WEP keys as the access point in order to authenticate or can
authenticate to the access point regardless of its WEP settings.
(Open or Shared)
Message Integrity Check -
Indicates whether your client adapter is using
message integrity check (MIC) to protect packets sent to and received from
the access point.
MIC prevents bit-flip attacks on encrypted packets. During a bit-flip attack,
an intruder intercepts an encrypted message, alters it slightly, and
retransmits it, and the receiver accepts the retransmitted message as
legitimate.
Associated AP Name -
The name of the access point to which your client
adapter is associated. It is shown only if the client adapter is in
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