Linksys Wireless security query:

As I gather WEP security is weak, are the other 2 options on my WAG54
Wireless Router any better ie
Radius
WPA pre Shared key
WPA Radius

Thanks

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Gel <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> As I gather WEP security is weak, are the other 2 options on my WAG54
> Wireless Router any better ie
> Radius
> WPA pre Shared key
> WPA Radius
>
> Thanks

WPA is a fair bit better than WEP. If it's for domestic use, WPA-PSK is the
one to use. The others require a Radius server - which you're unlikely to
have!

Don't forget also to use MAC address filtering, and to change the SSID and
admin password to something other than the default values, and to turn off
SSID broadcasting.
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On 20 Jan 2005 13:34:38 -0800, "Gel" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>As I gather WEP security is weak, are the other 2 options on my WAG54
>Wireless Router any better ie
>Radius
>WPA pre Shared key
>WPA Radius

Yes.

WPA Pre-shared key is significantly stronger then WEP (not that 128
bit WEP is exactly "weak").

WPA Radius server is not practical for most home users. It requires a
computer to be on all the time, which will act as the server.
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Thanks 4 that; 1 more question, I see there are 2 options for this
option
ie
tkip
or
aes

any suggestion?

Tiscali Tim wrote:

> turn off SSID broadcasting.

That might add a small extra amount of obfuscation, but it doesn't
actually stop anyone who wants to see your SSID from seeing it ...

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Andy Burns <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Tiscali Tim wrote:
>
>> turn off SSID broadcasting.
>
> That might add a small extra amount of obfuscation, but it doesn't
> actually stop anyone who wants to see your SSID from seeing it ...

Agreed. If someone is sufficiently determined to break into your network -
or your house or car for that matter - they'll do it. But you nevertheless
make it as difficult as you can for them, to deter opportunists.
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"Gel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks 4 that; 1 more question, I see there are 2 options for this
> option
> ie
> tkip
> or
> aes
>
> any suggestion?
>

Use TKIP

You'll find that the AES selection on the WAG54G does not yet work with the
current firmware versions.

AES is to be WPA mark 2 (i.e. more secure) when it generally becomes
available.