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| Thread ID: 61806 | 2005-09-17 06:25:00 | What encryption do you use for Wireless? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | Press F1 |
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| 388983 | 2005-09-17 06:25:00 | WEP,WPA, WPA-PSK, TKIP, AES?? I've heard WEP is pretty ancient. Which of the others, if your WLAN/AP supports it, would you use?? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 388984 | 2005-09-17 07:31:00 | I've been using WPA-PSK for the past few months - no problems yet, but I don't know how strong the security is. | somebody (208) | ||
| 388985 | 2005-09-17 07:55:00 | WPA-PSK TKIP, no problems. Mind you it's not like every neighbour has a wireless network so chances of interference are minimal and I've yet to see someone parked outside trying to hack into it. :) | Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 388986 | 2005-09-17 07:58:00 | Ah ok Somebody, ta for the info . Yup I dont know which one is better either . I have to read a bit more to see which one is more secure too . I just brought 2 USB 2 802 . 11 . g NICS yesterday . Not too bad for the price . They're the cheapest I've seen from all the sites, I've been to lately . $39 inc GST . I was pretty surprised, that these can also be used as AP's, which is pretty handy . Saves me getting a separate AP . To get both of them to work . At the mo, I'm using WEP . With the program that came with these, it picked up 2 insecure / non-encrypted networks somewhere around here lol . I just clicked on refresh in the program these NICs use, and mine is the only one that appears (so hopefully, I'm safe for now)! These USB 2 NICS use MAC addresseses (And once u set one of them to be the AP, u can allow/reject/or disable others from entering) . If the MAC for the other NICs arent in the AP, they can't join (well, in theory)! Not too sure if this helps me or not, BUT so far so good, with noone else joining in! I was also surprised how easy it was to configure these . I think they're easier than PCI wireless cards to configure . And at the mo, it's about 100% signal strength . Using the extension cable these NICs came with . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 388987 | 2005-09-17 08:13:00 | Speedy, make sure you have the SSID hidden ie not broadcast. Also MAC Id's are great for stopping people from joining the network, although they can be spoofed. Enable the security, change default passwords, hide the SSID and you should be pretty safe. I admit to being paranoid when I set me network up, but where I live there are only three wireless networks and they are all encrypted. I doubt there are many people around (ok, maybe a few) with the skills to crack a secure network. It's not like there is much to gain by hacking into someone's jetstream connection for an hour or two. Seems like too much effort to me. Mind you, an unsecured network might be tempting. :nerd: |
Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 388988 | 2005-09-17 08:23:00 | Ok ta for the info Sboh . lol I didnt set a password, just 256 bit WEP encryption on both . Altho I haven't noticed any drop or lag YET! Well, what can happen on 56k lol NOT much . You cant get any slower! And I'm the only one on it STILL . According to this program . I spose being in Infrastructure not ad-hoc may make it a bit safer? Anyone using 802 . 11 authentication?? Does it make any diff whether u tick this or not? BUT even if MACS could be spoofed, it (the MAC would have to be entered thru the other PC's settings / in the program, before it could join it) . . The option for entering the MAC, is only on the other PC here, NOT mine |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 388989 | 2005-09-17 08:53:00 | If you can use WPA then use that, it's heaps better than WEP. The 802.1x (AEGIS) protocol is enabled on my pc, probably during the network install. There's an article on it here (www.wi-fiplanet.com) . |
Sb0h (3744) | ||
| 388990 | 2005-09-17 12:45:00 | I am in the process of building my home wireless network, and I have settled on IPsec. | vinref (6194) | ||
| 388991 | 2005-09-18 21:15:00 | Definitely use WPA-PSK if possible. It has been proven that WEP can be cracked in about 5 mins but WPA-PSK will take a lot longer especially if you use a long, complicated pre-shared key. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 388992 | 2005-09-18 21:25:00 | Hmm ok, I just noticed that with these NICS, the drivers also act like firmware . Because the original drivers, gave you: Open System, Shared key, WPA, and WPA PSK . For authentication . The latest drivers now give u 2 extra options of WPA 2, and WPA 2 PSK . And under the WPA settings, u have the options of TLS, PEAP, TTLS . As the protocol . And If u select TTLS, you also have the option of Phase2Auth, which has PAP, CHAP, MSCHAP, and MSCHAPv2 . And u can pick a certificate . ie: MS Root Certificate for instance . There's about 20-30 certificates u can choose from . |
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