I've got a netgear g router that has all kinds of encryption options,
however, my kids computers have older d-link wireless b cards that, from
what I remember, only allow WEP/128.
I looked for new cards on a couple of sites, but anything fairly
inexpensive seems to only offer the same. WEP/128.
I don't want to spend a ton on new wireless cards for their pc's, but I
feel that WEP isn't worth a crap.
Any suggestions??
-Bob
I ran into a similar thing when I got a PDA (iPAQ), and a DVR (Toshiba on my
network).. Both supposedly did WEP, worked most of the time (but not
always), I just went with authorized mac addresses and dumped the wep
altogether. Sure MAC's can be cloned, but wep's/wpa's etc can be hacked. I
went for simplicity and a middle of the road way.
Adding a table of authorized mac addresses, is pretty simple, and works with
all sorts of devices.
I upgraded to WPA with a $60 Linksys WRT54G. Simple to set up and just
works.
> >
> >Peter Pan wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Adding a table of authorized mac addresses, is pretty simple, and works
> >> with all sorts of devices.
> >
> >... somewhat like hanging a spare housekey on the outside doorknob. >
> No, more like hanging a spare housekey inside the house, where it can
> be seen from outside. Anyone who breaks the glass can grab it, but you
> do need to have the energy to do so.
> --
> Mark McIntyre
> CLC FAQ
> CLC readme:
>
>
No, more like hanging a spare housekey inside the house, where it can
be seen from outside. Anyone who breaks the glass can grab it, but you
do need to have the energy to do so.
Roby schrieb:
As long a you use non-trivial passwords in PSK (i.e password) mode, no
serious attacks against WPA are known. So, unless you have a complex
threat secnario which calls for more but link layer (air signal)
encryption anyway, WPA is acceptable.
Michael
Peter Pan schrieb:
As long a you use non-trivial passwords in WPA PSK (i.e password) mode,
no serious attacks against WPA are known. So, unless you have a complex
threat secnario which calls for more but link layer encryption for the
air signal anyway, WPA is acceptable.
Michael
There are many that support wpa, however, I did the wpa thing, and then got
the PDA that didn't support wep or wpa, and then a few months later the DVR
(does home networking, but also doesn't support wpa, just wep).. Had a
choice of going back to wep or nothing, and settled for authorized mac
addresses. Point is, consider what you may want to add in the future.. No
sense buying cards that do WPA if you will get something in a few months
that doesn't.
Another possibility is to set up two WiFi nets -- a secure one using WPA
and an insecure one using WEP. Put the stuff you care about on the secure
network. WiFi routers are cheap enough these days (I've seen them as low
as $40 after rebate).
A few Netgear G for $29.99 after rebate. Netgear B for $9.99
Netgear WGB511 802.11g Wireless Networking Kit $84.99 - $35 = 49.99
WGR614v4 Router and WG511 PCMCIA card that I have.
This setup works with WindowsXP-SP2 and WPA. I did have to upgrade the
drivers for the WG511 card, but that was simple enough.
What is WPA and how do I access it on a D Link router and D Link card. Both
the latest on the market.
>I upgraded to WPA with a $60 Linksys WRT54G. Simple to set up and just > works.
>
>> >>
>> >Peter Pan wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Adding a table of authorized mac addresses, is pretty simple, and >> >> works
>> >> with all sorts of devices.
>> >
>> >... somewhat like hanging a spare housekey on the outside doorknob. >>
>> No, more like hanging a spare housekey inside the house, where it can
>> be seen from outside. Anyone who breaks the glass can grab it, but you
>> do need to have the energy to do so.
>> --
>> Mark McIntyre
>> CLC FAQ
>> CLC readme:
>>
>>
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