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2008-09-27 13:03:59
Mitch92uK
aka [DBS]Mitch92uK
+192|6502|United Kingdom
atm i have a linksys WAG54GS router .. 1 comp and xbox are on LAN and then my pc and a few other PCs are on wireless. I set up MAC address filtering on all the machines and atm i have WEP encryption also. I know WPA is more secure but would WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal or WPA2-Mixed be better?

cheers.
2008-09-27 13:06:57
The_Sniper_NM
Official EVGA Fanboy
+94|6380|SC | USA |
I just have mac filtering set up on mine, haven't had any issues.

Then again, our driveway is long enough to the point where it is impossible to get a connection, and our neighbors are older.
2008-09-27 13:39:12
jaymz9350
Member
+54|6844
Also hide the SSID and change the default IP for the router.  In reality it probably doesn't matter much which WPA you use over WEP.  andy WPA will be way better than WEP.  With all of that you're about as good as needed on a home network.  It's enough to keep almost everyone out and if they can get by all that most other things aren't going to matter.  And if someone was going around looking for wireless to hack into they'll look for joe sixpack next door with no security at all.
2008-09-27 13:48:27
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6464|Winland

Do like I did, and get a router that only does one connection at a time

If not, put WEP on with the password 12345678 (It's, er, it makes your network uncrackable), disable MAC address filtering and set all other router settings, such as IP address and config password to standard values.

















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On a serious note, WPA is all you need.
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2008-09-27 14:40:00
Brasso
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+1,549|6897

WPA2 Personal would be most secure but keep in mind a lot of consumer devices besides specialized wireless dongles (e.g. iPod Touch, Nintendo DS) only support WEP at max.
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2008-09-27 15:21:16
some_random_panda
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haffeysucks wrote:

WPA2 Personal would be most secure but keep in mind a lot of consumer devices besides specialized wireless dongles (e.g. iPod Touch, Nintendo DS) only support WEP at max.
iPod Touches support WPA, don't they?
2008-09-27 15:25:14
Brasso
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+1,549|6897

some_random_panda wrote:

haffeysucks wrote:

WPA2 Personal would be most secure but keep in mind a lot of consumer devices besides specialized wireless dongles (e.g. iPod Touch, Nintendo DS) only support WEP at max.
iPod Touches support WPA, don't they?
perhaps, i'm not sure.  i set my router to WEP because my DS doesn't.  maybe my iPod does.
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2008-09-29 03:44:16
killer21
Because f*ck you that's why.
+400|6857|Reisterstown, MD

haffeysucks wrote:

some_random_panda wrote:

haffeysucks wrote:

WPA2 Personal would be most secure but keep in mind a lot of consumer devices besides specialized wireless dongles (e.g. iPod Touch, Nintendo DS) only support WEP at max.
iPod Touches support WPA, don't they?
perhaps, i'm not sure.  i set my router to WEP because my DS doesn't.  maybe my iPod does.
Ipod touch supports WPA2. 

Three things that will help secure your WLAN:
Use WPA2 and TKIP+AES
Use Mac filtering (although, there are ways around that. )
Change the default user name and password.  Use a password that has at least 10 characters including special characters such as @# etc.

That is all you really need to have a secure Wireless network. 
2008-09-29 03:52:27
max
Vela Incident
+1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

killer21 wrote:

haffeysucks wrote:

some_random_panda wrote:


iPod Touches support WPA, don't they?
perhaps, i'm not sure.  i set my router to WEP because my DS doesn't.  maybe my iPod does.
Ipod touch supports WPA2. 

Three things that will help secure your WLAN:
Use WPA2 and TKIP+AES
Use Mac filtering (although, there are ways around that. )
Change the default user name and password.  Use a password that has at least 10 characters including special characters such as @# etc.

That is all you really need to have a secure Wireless network. 
adding to that. Make sure your pass is pretty random. Attacking a WPA secured network is only possible though dictionary attacks. Brute-forcing just takes way too long. Also change your SSID to something that won't be found in rainbow tables
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