An ABI Research report reiterates what most home network users already know anyway: "ABI Research Says Consumer WiFi Needs User-Friendly Security." ABI's press release from yesterday says:
"Despite the frequency with which users report finding many unprotected WiFi networks nearby when they log on, or of finding that other people are piggybacking on their own networks, most WiFi security schemes are so difficult to set up that many users give up and accept their network's public exposure as an unfortunate fact of life."
Although Linksys certainly deserves some of the blame for this situation (oh, I guess D-Link and Belkin and a couple others too), in my mind the problem rests with Microsoft more than anyone. Even if Linksys succeeds in developing a usable, secure WiFi router, you can count on Windows XP and its inscrutable networking system to sabotage any improvements.
AB -- 3/23/06
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