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RE: Re: Linksys WAP11 Ver 2.2 in Bridge Mode (802.11b)
- Subject: RE: Re: Linksys WAP11 Ver 2.2 in Bridge Mode
(802.11b)
- From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:59:46 +0100
From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) [mailto:haweste@xxxxxxx]
> The MAC filter table would also provide some security in lieu of
> disabling WEP, if that too actually works though.
The MAC filter is a far more effective security feature than WEP. WEP is
easily cracked with software freely available on the 'net using any
wireless card in a laptop. Spoofing a MAC address is a much harder nut to
crack. If you want security on a wireless network, treat it as you would
the Internet. This means VPN into your wired network, and/or use
publically safe services on the network. My setup is completely 100% open
(by design), but looking at the logs, nobody ever actually connects.
That's in a busy suburb in Bristol.
Cheers,
Andy
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http://www.bristolwireless.net
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