Re: Does WEP key give away access to my data to another computer?
- From: J.J. O'Shea <try.not.to@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:30:43 -0400
On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:26:02 -0400, Warren Oates wrote
(in article <0027f163$0$14584$c3e8da3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):
In article
<kurtullman-95F843.16150013042009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Kurt Ullman <kurtullman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Is the SSID worth the extra effort both to hide it and then find it
again if you want to add a computer? I have WPA but haven't done much
else.
Good strong password and WPA is all you need. Hiding your SSID is
totally meaningless and actually causes more harm than good; MAC
spoofing/screening is also useless.
Hiding the SSID makes life hard for you. Turning on MAC address screening
makes it difficult to add new machines. Both are overkill on most networks,
and can be overcome by someone who really wants to get in. I just have WPA on
my personal network. However, as this guy had been bitten, he wanted the
works. I gave it to him. He's got the most locked-down system in the
neighborhood.
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