Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!emory!att!ucbvax!FORDMRH1.BITNET!DWHITNEY From: DWHITNEY@FORDMRH1.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: RE: Apple's FCC request Message-ID: <9104102106.AA04514@apple.com> Date: 10 Apr 91 22:06:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 31 In response to: Kelly Gray >Before I can support any sort of a radio based LAN, I'd like to take a >good close look at how this proposed system is supposed to work. Just >off the top of my head, I can come up with a number of MAJOR problems >that would need to be adressed. These include things like data security, >multiple installation interference, and interference with non-LAN radio >systems, or even non radio electronics! Not only that ever time the next door neighbor uses his blender, there might be enough interference to cause a file to be corrupted if your downloading from a fileserver, or at least mess up whatever your doing. Although this might be aided, by some sort of error correction, if the interference is pretty bad, nothing might get through at all, forcing you to wait until it stops. >Anyone within range of your office would at least be able to listen in >on your network traffic, and could even connect to the network without >your permission! You would have to encrypt the data in some way, if it needs to be secure. >| Kelly Gray | The opinions expressed in the preceding | >| | message are not guaranteed to represent | >| GRAY@ADMIN.HumberC.ON.CA | any form of rational thought whatsoever | --- |David M. Whitney | Arthur looked up. | |BITNET:DWHITNEY@FORDMRH1| "Ford!" he said, "there's an infinite | |GEnie: D.WHITNEY6 | number of monkeys outside who want to | |************************| talk to us about this script for Hamlet | | DON'T PANIC | they've worked out." | |********************A*P*P*L*E*2* *F*O*R*E*V*E*R*********************|