WIFI and enabling WEP or EAP?

[RoJ]

With a new laptop, router and WIFI card, all on the cable modem from NTL,
how do I enable the WIFI protection and is it worthwhile at home level?
WEP, EAP, enabling IEEE 802.1x seem like a very foreign country - so far.
Thanks for help.
RoJ

[Rincewind]

Post by RoJ
With a new laptop, router and WIFI card, all on the cable modem from NTL,
how do I enable the WIFI protection and is it worthwhile at home level?
WEP, EAP, enabling IEEE 802.1x seem like a very foreign country - so far.
Thanks for help.
RoJ

Yes, enable all the protection you can, including encryption. Otherwise,
it's not just at 'home level'; anyone in range will be able to benefit
from your wide open network and use your NTL connection.

[Edwin The Elf]

Post by Rincewind

Post by RoJ
With a new laptop, router and WIFI card, all on the cable modem from NTL,
how do I enable the WIFI protection and is it worthwhile at home level?
WEP, EAP, enabling IEEE 802.1x seem like a very foreign country - so far.
Thanks for help.
RoJ

Yes, enable all the protection you can, including encryption. Otherwise,
it's not just at 'home level'; anyone in range will be able to benefit
from your wide open network and use your NTL connection.

I agree with Rincewind, use whatever you have available. WPA is
preferable to WEP, if your cards/router support it.

Here's a fairly straightforward guide that I found when setting my
network up http://www.ezlan.net/#Wireless.

Good luck!!

[mikeFNB]

not worth the agro on a home network
just configure for known mac ad's only on the router.

mike

Post by RoJ
With a new laptop, router and WIFI card, all on the cable modem from NTL,
how do I enable the WIFI protection and is it worthwhile at home level?
WEP, EAP, enabling IEEE 802.1x seem like a very foreign country - so far.
Thanks for help.
RoJ

[Mike Scott]

Post by mikeFNB
not worth the agro on a home network
just configure for known mac ad's only on the router.

Which are easily spoofable, do don't rely on that only. As has been
said, use all the safeguards available, including not broadcasting your
ssid either.

[mikeFNB]

yep but to be honest it will soon become obvious through looking at logs etc
things are a miss
not really a good idea to remove ssid, many versions of xp get problems
about that.

mike

Post by mikeFNB
not worth the agro on a home network
just configure for known mac ad's only on the router.

Which are easily spoofable, do don't rely on that only. As has been said,
use all the safeguards available, including not broadcasting your ssid
either.
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[Mark McIntyre]

On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 07:33:14 GMT, Mike Scott

Post by Mike Scott

Post by mikeFNB
not worth the agro on a home network
just configure for known mac ad's only on the router.

Which are easily spoofable, do don't rely on that only. As has been
said, use all the safeguards available, including not broadcasting your
ssid either.

Well sure, if you're running a commercial company behind it and have
something worth cracking you to steal or use.

But seriously, is it worth the hassle if all you have is 512K adsl and
your laptop with a few family snapshots? My advice would be to use
whatever is easy to set up and doesn't fall over. If that means WEP,
ssid hiding and mac addy locking, go for it.

[Rincewind]

On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:38:50 +0000, Mark McIntyre mumbled something like

Post by Mark McIntyre
On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 07:33:14 GMT, Mike Scott

Post by Mike Scott

Post by mikeFNB
not worth the agro on a home network
just configure for known mac ad's only on the router.

Which are easily spoofable, do don't rely on that only. As has been
said, use all the safeguards available, including not broadcasting your
ssid either.

Well sure, if you're running a commercial company behind it and have
something worth cracking you to steal or use.
But seriously, is it worth the hassle if all you have is 512K adsl and
your laptop with a few family snapshots?

And if Fagin next door but one uses your open system to download pron and
warez 24/7?

[mikeFNB]

well mac filtering will sort that.
you can't spoof an active mac

mike

Post by Rincewind
On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:38:50 +0000, Mark McIntyre mumbled something like

Post by Mark McIntyre
On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 07:33:14 GMT, Mike Scott

Post by Mike Scott

Post by mikeFNB
not worth the agro on a home network
just configure for known mac ad's only on the router.

Which are easily spoofable, do don't rely on that only. As has been
said, use all the safeguards available, including not broadcasting your
ssid either.

Well sure, if you're running a commercial company behind it and have
something worth cracking you to steal or use.
But seriously, is it worth the hassle if all you have is 512K adsl and
your laptop with a few family snapshots?

And if Fagin next door but one uses your open system to download pron and
warez 24/7?
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Rinso
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[RoJ]

Wellllll! With my son's heavy duty drinking mate (him too) who manages
networks
for a local school - 500 PCs with 300 private laptops (YES, THAT sort of
school)
after a fretful Sunday morning, all is now Wepped up to the kazoo, to the
extent that
even he was getting confused by all the options. WEP is NOT an easy choice
and
option, judging from the time spent and the confusion generated. Still, done
now!
Hallelujah!!
RoJ.

: >>>> not worth the agro on a home network Maybe true,
but ONLY maybe?

: >> But seriously, is it worth the hassle if all you have is 512K adsl and
: >> your laptop with a few family snapshots? Yes,
hackers do nasty things

: > And if Fagin next door but one uses your open system to download
porn(sp) and
: > warez 24/7?
Please can he leave me a copy?

Well, no thanks, really.

Many thanks for the advice and commentary
Cheers,
A happier RoJ.

[Mark McIntyre]

Post by Rincewind
On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 15:38:50 +0000, Mark McIntyre mumbled something like

Post by Mark McIntyre
But seriously, is it worth the hassle if all you have is 512K adsl and
your laptop with a few family snapshots?

And if Fagin next door but one uses your open system to download pron and
warez 24/7?

I'm trying to spot where I said you should leave your system open.
Hint: I didn't.