On Sat, 10 Jul 2004, J. Erik Hemdal wrote: > > > > It's not clear to me what the point of broadcasting is if you > > then install WEP keys. > > > > This makes connection a little easier. Some access points will deliver a > WEP key automatically, so that you have encrypted transfers on a network > that is publicly-available. Cool. Can FC configure itself when it encounters such a network? Is there a telltale sign that the public network I'm attached to is encrypted? > > > > > > > > 2) On a related security issue, how can I make use of WEP > > encryption. > > > > > > Make sure your WAPs all have the same key (MINIMUM 128-bit > > encryption) > > The encryption level is going to be set by the minimum encryption that all > your wireless clients can support. In my experience, Windows XP doesn't > support 128-bit encryption. This might prevent you from going to stronger > encryption. I've had no problem with WinXP and 128-bit keys. > > > > Like I said, I'm not sure you need to hide your ESSID in the first > > > place. > > Probably for the same reason you set up a firewall rather than closing all > your ports. You can't hack a network you can't see.\ > > Erik -- Matthew Saltzman Clemson University Math Sciences mjs AT clemson DOT edu http://www.math.clemson.edu/~mjs
