netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: ethernet: toshiba: ps3_gelic_wireless: Remove driver using deprecated API wext

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Message-ID: <11ae0b7362284d4828021068b05b38a280a9cee5.camel@infradead.org>
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:14:31 +0000
From: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>, Philipp Hortmann
	 <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ethernet: toshiba: ps3_gelic_wireless: Remove
 driver using deprecated API wext

On Fri, 2025-01-03 at 09:53 +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 
> > The following points are also in the list of reasons:
> > - This driver has a maximum 54MBit/s as it supports only 802.11 b/g.
> > - Using this hardware is security wise not state of the art as WPA3 is
> >     not supported.
> 
> If you only do VPN over such an insecure link, I guess it's still safe?

Why VPN? If it's public Internet that any you only use secure protocols
such as https/ssh/etc over it that's just fine too.

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