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Old 05-29-2004, 06:37 PM  
erehwon
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Originally posted by AaronM
Currently I have my wireless router set for 128bit WEP encryption as well as using the MAC address filter.

The WEP makes me feel a bit more secure but it clearly slows down the connection and it tends to drop the connection from time to time.

Are both nevessary? I would think that the MAC filter alone would be enough but since I am not very well versed in these things.....I thought I would run it by a few of you highschool kids.
The enviroment I come from works with the belief that if you want to insure the security of the information on your network, avoid using wireless.

With that said, if you insist on using wireless, make your network more of a challenge for the random hacker to give up wanting to access your network and find an easier mark.

One of the better FAQ's can be found at Michigan Wireless' Wireless Networking Basic Security Checklist.
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