Wardriving for wireless LANs 2

[Ben Laurie]

Owen Lewis wrote:
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk
>>[mailto:ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk]On Behalf Of Graham Murray
>>Sent: 01 June 2002 23:04
>>To: ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
>>Subject: Re: Wardriving for wireless LANs 2
>>
>>
>>"Owen Lewis" <oml@sysrx.uk.com> writes:
>>
>>
>>>Do bear in mind that this is an ISM band - which makes the
>>
>>'licencing' of
>>
>>>equipment and operators a quaint thought. That said, and as others have
>>>remarked, use of the band is not entirely unregulated.
>>
>>Though as there is an ITU plenary this year, is there any possibility
>>of the use of this band (or some other) by wireless LAN etc being
>>formalised internationally?
> 
> 
> Will this not come with the imminent introduction of HIPERLAN in the 5GHz
> band?

Except the US has already licensed 802.11a at 5 GHz.

Cheers,

Ben.

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