On 10 Jan 2006 at 16:05, Rob Sharp wrote: > Most Wireless devices support WEP encryption. If you enabled this on
WEP is dead, don't waste your time. I've posted several times on this list on how easy wep is to crack with links to howto's. With a couple of wifi laptops and the auditor cdrom, wep keys can be cracked in 3 minutes to 1 hour. > your Linksys access point then any devices wanting to connect to it > would also need to know the specified WEP key., you would obviously not > tell your neighbour! The router you have depending on it's version, supports WPA, I'd recommend upgrading to a firmware that does support WPA and if either the router or your current wireless network card don't support WPA, replace them. > MAC Address lockdown would also work fine in this situation. MAC > addresses _can_ be spoofed, but unless your neighbour is knowledgeable > in this area I would suggest that it is beyond them. Nonsense, the mac address is sent in the clear with every packet, all he needs to do is run ethereal. That doesn't take much skill at all. -- Harondel J. Sibble Sibble Computer Consulting Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (use pgp keyid 0x3AD5C11D) http://www.pdscc.com (604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager) -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
