WinXP secure wireless network - how?

Did you enter the keys in both the wireless router and your wireless PC?

router. Any

Thank you very much, that is what I haven't done. Now it works and is said by Windows to by secure. The speed seems to have stabilized too. I still have a little question: for authentication, I can choose 'open' or 'shared'. For now I chose shared but what's the difference (what does it change?).

Thanks!

"Daniel Bennett" a écrit dans le message de news:

You need to set security on the router itself, then match it on the client. E.g. a WEP key or WPA encryption. The manual that came with it should show you how. Then you setup the client exactly the same. You cannot set the client without setting the other and vice versa.

kind regards,

Daniel

Ok. Thank you again for your help.

"Daniel Bennett" a écrit dans le message de news:

Thanks a lot for your answer!

"mhicaoidh" a écrit dans le message de news: aKYzd.572916$wV.546908@attbi_s54...

I confess I'm not sure I think I set mine as shared.

Daniel

Ah just realised what you meant!

Theres an option for open, shared, wpa and wpa psk(pre shared key). I setup my wireless as as wpa-psk. as its the most secure I could provide.

kind regards,

Daniel

Taking a moment's reflection, iTRiX mused: | | I still have a little question: for authentication, I can choose 'open' or | 'shared'. For now I chose shared but what's the difference (what does it | change?).

This setting determines how the access point/router will negotiate the connection with the client and determine whether the proper encryption key is in place. When set to Shared, the router and client exchange packets containing the encryption key, and check for a match. When set to Open, this is not done. The router/access point and client start the connection without confirming keys. If the proper key is in place, then things work. If it is not, then things don't work.

Setting this to Open is considered more secure because the valid key is never transmitted by either client or server. Therefore it is not exposed to possible packet sniffing.