patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| reply to kamm
Re: Not again...
said by kamm  :This is the type of soft nonsense that gives people some ver false sense of security - it's BS, sorry, people should drop WEP altogether, period. WEP isn't security, its avoidance. If someone has the time they will get in easily, but it will keep the vast majority of problems away. |
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jmn1207
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to avd706
Well, WPA was significantly slower in my experience with the equipment we mostly used. And of these two, if anyone really was interested in hacking into my network, neither would be worth a crap. So I went with the fastest performer of the 2 I had available. |
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avd706
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join:2003-02-06
Union, NJ
| reply to jmn1207
said by jmn1207 :We are talking about your neighbors with a few Dell computers that have very little understanding of networking protocols. WEP is an obsolete security measure, but it can be used to prevent a neighbor from inadvertently hijacking your connection, while still making it simple for your guests to be able to connect without having to delve into the router's advanced feature settings. AES is faster since encryption is done in hardware.
WEP keys are the most confusing system out the, hex keys in rotation. You can use a text passphrase to generate the WEP keys, but there is no guarantee that these text passphrases generate the same key amoung vendors.
Setting up WEP or WPA otherwise requires the same configuration effort in terms of configuring the router. |
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jmn1207
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to kamm
I would drop the wireless security altogether, but it keeps out innocent neighbors. I live in a suburb of DC and only see 1 other wireless network out there. We have big lawns with lots of space around us, it probably is not anything like Brooklyn. The street I live on has no passing traffic and the house is adjacent to a hiking trail and creek. WEP is perfect for me. |
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kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY
 ·T-Mobile US
| reply to jmn1207
said by jmn1207 :said by avd706 :You mean the vast majority of G cards cant go into promiscuous mode, but I'm sure you can get lots of hardware out there on the internet that can. WEP is dead. obsolete. Probably so, but it's perfect for making sure the old retired couple next door doesn't accidentally connect to my wireless network, and it still allows the fastest transfer speeds considering the tiny overhead it creates. We are talking about your neighbors with a few Dell computers that have very little understanding of networking protocols. WEP is an obsolete security measure, but it can be used to prevent a neighbor from inadvertently hijacking your connection, while still making it simple for your guests to be able to connect without having to delve into the router's advanced feature settings. This is the type of soft nonsense that gives people some ver false sense of security - it's BS, sorry, people should drop WEP altogether, period.
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jmn1207
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join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA
·Verizon FIOS
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said by avd706 :You mean the vast majority of G cards cant go into promiscuous mode, but I'm sure you can get lots of hardware out there on the internet that can. WEP is dead. obsolete. Probably so, but it's perfect for making sure the old retired couple next door doesn't accidentally connect to my wireless network, and it still allows the fastest transfer speeds considering the tiny overhead it creates.
We are talking about your neighbors with a few Dell computers that have very little understanding of networking protocols. WEP is an obsolete security measure, but it can be used to prevent a neighbor from inadvertently hijacking your connection, while still making it simple for your guests to be able to connect without having to delve into the router's advanced feature settings. |
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avd706
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join:2003-02-06
Union, NJ
| reply to k1ll3rdr4g0n
said by k1ll3rdr4g0n :You know this stuff is really starting to *bug* me. Left and right I always see "WEP insecure don't use it", blah blah blah. Anyone with fingers and more than 2 braincells to rub together will realize you can't just crack wireless APs with off the shelf wireless cards (at least the vast majority). You mean the vast majority of G cards cant go into promiscuous mode, but I'm sure you can get lots of hardware out there on the internet that can. WEP is dead. obsolete. |
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