Chapter 7 Viewing Status and Statistics

Viewing the Current Status of Your Client Adapter

Table 7-4

Advanced Client Adapter Status (continued)

 

 

 

 

Status

 

Description

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Value: Open or Shared

 

 

 

Note An incorrect WEP key setting prevents connectivity to the

 

 

network regardless of the 802.11 authentication type selected.

 

 

Note Refer to the “Setting Advanced Parameters” section on

 

 

page 5-6for information on setting the 802.11 authentication

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Note MIC is supported automatically by the client adapter’s driver,

 

 

but it must be enabled on the access point.

 

 

Value: None, MMH, or Michael

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message Integrity Check

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

MIC is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MMH

MIC is enabled and is being used with

 

 

 

CKIP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael

MIC is enabled and is being used with

 

 

 

WPA and TKIP.

 

 

 

 

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