 keith2468Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-03
Winnipeg, MB | reply to Morac
Use all available precautions you have support for You guys ought to give a once over to the FAQ referenced above and the 2 in-depth articles that are linked to in the body of the FAQ.
SSIDs are included in a part of normal transmissions. So a hacker can see them even if beconing is turned off. However:
1. Turning off beaconing does mean someone won't accidentally hook into your LAN. (Accidents happen more often than crackers.)
2. Turning off beaconing means your network isn't so visible when not in active use.
WEP can be cracked with freeware decryption tools listening to the volume of traffic that may pass by in a few hours or days, depending on the key and the business of your network. Still, WEP will slow down any cracker, and will stop casual infiltration.
4. Windows XP has been extended to cover WPA, you just need to run Windows update. |
