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Article #95Re: Security
From: C Denver
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:10
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:10
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"Roy Amin" <rohitamin@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message news:1128984941.98954f9a8141fc9ff06280cfbc628a55@teranews... >I am a novice in security of wireless networks. > > I would be grateful if someone could explain some principles to me. > > If I have my router set up which is locked to specific MAC addresses, is > it possible for anyone else to tap into my wirepless signal to access my > broadband connection? > > Am I correct in assuming that the security measures such as WEP WPA etc is > to prevent unauthorise people to make sense of the wireless traffic? > > Is it possible to set up 128bit WEP for some clients and 64bit for others? > > Thanks for your help > > Rohit Wireless networks are the most insecure networks around. If I wanted I could gain access to a 128bit encrypted wireless network within 2-3hours depending on how many IVs are being transmitted. WEP is the most insecure encryption available. I would strongly reccomend ethernet rather than wireless.
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