Thread: PRS-T1 Wifi problems
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Old 11-04-2011, 02:41 AM   #8
tk_
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Location: United States
Device: Sony PRS-650
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Originally Posted by DrDoom View Post
...The solution was to change encryption to WEP 64 bits.
May be a future firmware update could improve WPA wi-fi authentication.
I'm not willing to severely weaken the security of my wifi network by going back to WEP.
While WPA/WPA2 is also vulnerable, it's not nearly as much so as WEP. If I have to wait for a future firmware update to truly support WPA, then that's what I'll do and the T1 will be only a little better than my own PRS-650 in the mean time with regard to features.

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Originally Posted by ghostyjack View Post
You could also try setting up a static IP on the T1, that solved some connectivity issues on Kindles, might work on T1's as well.
Sorry, I guess I wasn't very clear in my OP. I only do static IP's, no DHCP for me. :-)

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Originally Posted by carpetmojo View Post
...was told to unplug the router, and leave it for 1/2 hour, and plug in again and proceed. It solved the problem....
I've seen this work by shutting down wifi nodes overnight (e.g. laptops, game consoles, etc.), and then the next morning it automagically works. I'll try unplugging the router when I go to bed in a bit and plug it back in in the morning. See if that helps. Will let you know tomorrow.

As for virus', trojans, malware, being vulnerable, etc., it's a network node and from what I've seen, doesn't have any type of anti-virus/firewall, etc., so it is reasonable to assume it is vulnerable to these types of things. If they can hack cell phones, printers, etc., then this doesn't seem like a stretch for them to get into your network via your reader, then pivot and get to your other systems. That's a topic for a different thread, though, and a more general one not specific to a particular reader or brand of reader.

Thanks to everyone for their ideas and posts, I really do appreciate them and if I've come off sounding condescending, my apologies, that's not my intent. If there are more ideas, please feel free to post them.

Thanks,
tk
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