Re: F-13 new wireless routers -

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On 08/13/2010 05:36 PM, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
>> Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>     Yes  I have been running WEP 'cause I have one old device that can
>>>     do no more than that, and I usually admit only certain [18 or 19]
>>>     MAC addresses that I have listed. Add to that the fact that I am in
>>>     a rural area surrounded by cotton and soy beans, the distance to the
>>>     road is about 200 meters, I don't think LAN security is a major
>>>     worry. I can't detect any other systems when I scan.
>>
>> Well, WEP will keep out the casual person looking for an open wifi.  To
>> be honest, I think that is good enough unless you have a bored and
>> highly talented kid living next door.
> 
> I live across the street from a college. My security is better than theirs, 
> thankfully.
> 
> 
These days, WEP is a way of saying that it is not an open network,
not a security measure. It keeps honest people out, at least most of
the time...

Mikkel
-- 

  Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

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