> >>but I use no encryption at all, myself. > > I hear "danger" is your middle name. > > ~ Larry > The only way to secure a wireless network right now is to reduce its range and/or turn it off. 40-bit vs. 128-bit encryption sounds like night and day, but in 802.11(a, b, g) the master key is broadcast at regular intervals. It is trivial to capture packets and mass-analyze them to find the key. Don't worry about it. It'd take around 3-4 days before the network was compromised, but no one would bother doing that unless they didn't like you and/or you had a 'fat pipe'. -Andy