To: TommyDale
WEP in combination with MAC address limitations (only allow specific MAC addresses) and TURNING OFF THE BROADCAST OF THE SSID will help. Most people do none of these, and they automatically use the default channel 6, set at the factory. Really stupid stuff.
9 posted on
04/05/2005 11:53:48 AM PDT by
TommyDale
To: TommyDale
WEP in combination with MAC address limitations (only allow specific MAC addresses) and TURNING OFF THE BROADCAST OF THE SSID will help. Most people do none of these, and they automatically use the default channel 6, set at the factory. Really stupid stuff.Deserves repeating. If you ain't doing the above, you really shouldn't be doing WiFi
24 posted on
04/05/2005 12:46:12 PM PDT by
zeugma
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To: TommyDale
WEP in combination with MAC address limitations (only allow specific MAC addresses) and TURNING OFF THE BROADCAST OF THE SSID will help. Most people do none of these, and they automatically use the default channel 6, set at the factory. Really stupid stuff.Nope. Anyone nerdy enough to know how to crack the WEP is going to know how to spoof a MAC address and sniff your wireless even if you aren't broadcasting.
You're better served buying a wireless router and card that supports WPA.
103 posted on
04/05/2005 6:33:59 PM PDT by
frgoff
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