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entwisi · 13-04-2005, 07:34

I would say that if you have to ask if you have WEP enabled then you are 99.999% not running it.

There are three main ways to 'secure' your network.

1) Allow certain MAC address' only. Each Network card has a 'unique' ID. YOu can set your router up to only allow connections from teh MAC address' of your network cards. Someone would have to know how to spoof your MAC address to be allowed to connect.

2) WEP. This is an encryption key that you specify on the router and on each network card. If you haven't got the same 'key' on each device it cannot connect. It also encrypts traffic between the devices so people can't sniff your data.

2) WPA. This is the latest and most secure of the three. Check into whether your device supports it(you may need to upgrade the firmware, check the manufacturers site for upgrades) and I'll give you more info.

You can of course combine the MAC address and encryption to give dual layer protection.

Ian

13-04-2005, 07:34	#15
entwisi God Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Up Bash Posts: 7,827 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 44 times Rep Power: 4390	Re: ADSL Wireless Router I would say that if you have to ask if you have WEP enabled then you are 99.999% not running it. There are three main ways to 'secure' your network. 1) Allow certain MAC address' only. Each Network card has a 'unique' ID. YOu can set your router up to only allow connections from teh MAC address' of your network cards. Someone would have to know how to spoof your MAC address to be allowed to connect. 2) WEP. This is an encryption key that you specify on the router and on each network card. If you haven't got the same 'key' on each device it cannot connect. It also encrypts traffic between the devices so people can't sniff your data. 2) WPA. This is the latest and most secure of the three. Check into whether your device supports it(you may need to upgrade the firmware, check the manufacturers site for upgrades) and I'll give you more info. You can of course combine the MAC address and encryption to give dual layer protection. Ian