🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:04:31 GMT, "TGTBT Media Web Design & Hosting
Services" <sales@tgtbt-online.com> wrote in
<Xns986CC18BDCDD8TGTBT@62.253.170.163>:

>WEP is simply an encryption algothrim. Your network is effectively open 
>to abuse (however limiting the MAC address does help, just make sure 
>outsiders cannot query your computer for its MAC address)

Sorry, but that's meaningless -- MAC spoofing is trivial, and thus MAC
filtering is essentially pointless.

>For more protection set up a RADIUS server.

Overkill for most home users.  WPA-PSK works quite well if you keep the
key secret.

>I would suggest buying a copy of Windows 2K server or 2003 server. 
>'Depends if you have the money'  ;-)

I would suggest something cheaper, easier to administer, and more
robust.

>The likelyness of anyone breaking into your HOME network and finding 
>anything good would be pointless,

Sorry again, but it's quite possible for someone breaking in to steal
your identity, and use that to steal a considerable amount of assets.

>just use whatever is available to you, 
>but I would suggest the RADIUS server solution.

For most users I would suggest WPA-PSK.

>Saying that, MAC address' can be spoofed/snatched, so Anti-spoofing 
>features would be good.

Sorry again, but no practical way to do that.

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