Am I stuck with WEP?

I've got a netgear g router that has all kinds of encryption options,
however, my kids computers have older d-link wireless b cards that, from
what I remember, only allow WEP/128.

I looked for new cards on a couple of sites, but anything fairly
inexpensive seems to only offer the same. WEP/128.


I don't want to spend a ton on new wireless cards for their pc's, but I
feel that WEP isn't worth a crap.

Any suggestions??


-Bob

ummmm, no wep.........


"Nick Beef" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've got a netgear g router that has all kinds of encryption options,
> however, my kids computers have older d-link wireless b cards that, from
> what I remember, only allow WEP/128.
>
> I looked for new cards on a couple of sites, but anything fairly
> inexpensive seems to only offer the same. WEP/128.
>
>
> I don't want to spend a ton on new wireless cards for their pc's, but I
> feel that WEP isn't worth a crap.
>
> Any suggestions??
>
>
> -Bob
>
>

In article <d1v41f$75d$(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
says...
> ummmm, no wep.........


What would I do without usenet??


-Bob

Nick Beef <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I looked for new cards on a couple of sites, but anything fairly
> inexpensive seems to only offer the same. WEP/128.

CompUSA has some different $9.99 cards every week. You might check if
these do WPA.
<http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?N=200713&Ns=display%5Fprice%7C0>


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Nick Beef wrote:

>I've got a netgear g router that has all kinds of encryption options,
>however, my kids computers have older d-link wireless b cards that, from
>what I remember, only allow WEP/128.
>
>I looked for new cards on a couple of sites, but anything fairly
>inexpensive seems to only offer the same. WEP/128.
>
>
>I don't want to spend a ton on new wireless cards for their pc's, but I
>feel that WEP isn't worth a crap.
>
>Any suggestions??
>
>
>-Bob
>
>
>
>
It is possible that your cards could handle WPA-TKIP with a software
upgrade. Check for latest software on the D-link site.

Nick Beef wrote:
> I've got a netgear g router that has all kinds of encryption options,
> however, my kids computers have older d-link wireless b cards that,
> from what I remember, only allow WEP/128.
>
> I looked for new cards on a couple of sites, but anything fairly
> inexpensive seems to only offer the same. WEP/128.
>
>
> I don't want to spend a ton on new wireless cards for their pc's, but
> I feel that WEP isn't worth a crap.
>
> Any suggestions??
>
>
> -Bob

I ran into a similar thing when I got a PDA (iPAQ), and a DVR (Toshiba on my
network).. Both supposedly did WEP, worked most of the time (but not
always), I just went with authorized mac addresses and dumped the wep
altogether. Sure MAC's can be cloned, but wep's/wpa's etc can be hacked. I
went for simplicity and a middle of the road way.

Adding a table of authorized mac addresses, is pretty simple, and works with
all sorts of devices.

Peter Pan wrote:

> Nick Beef wrote:
>> I've got a netgear g router that has all kinds of encryption options,
>> however, my kids computers have older d-link wireless b cards that,
>> from what I remember, only allow WEP/128.
>>
>> I looked for new cards on a couple of sites, but anything fairly
>> inexpensive seems to only offer the same. WEP/128.
>>
>>
>> I don't want to spend a ton on new wireless cards for their pc's, but
>> I feel that WEP isn't worth a crap.
>>
>> Any suggestions??
>>
>>
>> -Bob
>
> I ran into a similar thing when I got a PDA (iPAQ), and a DVR (Toshiba on
> my network).. Both supposedly did WEP, worked most of the time (but not
> always), I just went with authorized mac addresses and dumped the wep
> altogether. Sure MAC's can be cloned, but wep's/wpa's etc can be hacked. I
> went for simplicity and a middle of the road way.
>
> Adding a table of authorized mac addresses, is pretty simple, and works
> with all sorts of devices.

.... somewhat like hanging a spare housekey on the outside doorknob.

Roby wrote:

> ... somewhat like hanging a spare housekey on the outside doorknob.

Gads.. not even you stupid dickhead....

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:15:28 -0500, in alt.internet.wireless , Roby
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Peter Pan wrote:
>
>>
>> Adding a table of authorized mac addresses, is pretty simple, and works
>> with all sorts of devices.
>
>... somewhat like hanging a spare housekey on the outside doorknob.

No, more like hanging a spare housekey inside the house, where it can
be seen from outside. Anyone who breaks the glass can grab it, but you
do need to have the energy to do so.
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Mark McIntyre
CLC FAQ <http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html>
CLC readme: <http://www.ungerhu.com/jxh/clc.welcome.txt>

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I upgraded to WPA with a $60 Linksys WRT54G. Simple to set up and just
works.

Mark McIntyre <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:15:28 -0500, in alt.internet.wireless , Roby
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Peter Pan wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Adding a table of authorized mac addresses, is pretty simple, and works
> >> with all sorts of devices.
> >
> >... somewhat like hanging a spare housekey on the outside doorknob.
>
> No, more like hanging a spare housekey inside the house, where it can
> be seen from outside. Anyone who breaks the glass can grab it, but you
> do need to have the energy to do so.
> --
> Mark McIntyre
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