[X4U] Re: Wireless "theft"

[Jon Warms]

Stoller-

Excellent post. A security summary from a realistic, residential
viewpoint. I've sent it to my kids for their use.

Thank you.

Jon
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On Jun 17, 2005, Stroller <MacMonster at myrealbox.com> wrote:
> On Jun 16, 2005, at 9:51 pm, John Lyon wrote:
>
>> I only use MAC filtering - WEP has proven to be such a PITA with my
>> wife and
>> her PeeCees that it wasn't worth it.
>
> OT: This PITA has been largely alleviated by Windows XP's service pack
> 2. Make sure you're not using the manufacturer's wireless configuration
> tools, tho', but tick "allow Windows to manage this connection for me"
> instead. I appreciate this is irrelevant if you're using Windows 2000
> or stuck on 98.
>
>> I figure MAC filtering will keep all but the most determined out of 
>> the
>> network - and if they can crack MAC filtering, it's almost certain
>> they can
>> crack WEP.
>
> Personally, I disagree.