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louise wrote:
> Eric wrote: > >> In message <587Of.2184$(E-Mail Removed)>, "Eric" >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote: >> >>> >>> louise ((E-Mail Removed)) wrote in message news: >>> >>>> I have everything else nailed down - SSID, MAC addresses limited >>>> etc. What is the real risk of just going with 128 WEP? I'm not >>>> using file and printer sharing. My desktop (the only machine I'm >>>> really concerned about), is wired to the router. >>> >>> >>> >>> All of those measures can be relaatively circumenvented, if someone >>> cares >> >> >> enough to do so, >> >>> The key phrase being /if someone cares enough to do so/. >>> >>> You know your neighbors, and how close proximity they are to you, >>> more than >> >> >> we do >> >>> If you are going to lay awake at night in fear that someone is >>> outside your >> >> >> house "hiding in the bushes" just to get free internet and read your >> email, >> turn down your WAP's power and do the VPN dance. >> >> >> -- >> >> Relatively easy, that is. (Using a handheld here.) >> >> Apologies if I came across cynical. What I was attempting to imply >> is that >> I believe in /most/ residential neighborhoods, you can take into >> account the >> "human factor". >> >> My property is large enough that I have to be in my far backyard to start >> seeing very weak signals from my neighbors -- and I see them as >> completely >> open SSID's such as "Default" and "Linksys". Given that they are, well, >> clueless even locking themselves down, I doubt they would even know where >> to begin trying to break someone else's 128-bit WEP. >> > > Thanks to all for your comments and thoughts. > > I'm in an apartment building in NYC. When I look at "available > networks", there are usually 4 or 5. However, I've not been able to > just use any of them and this suggests to me that they are locked down > to some degree. There is one SSID called Linksys and all the rest have > names. > > I can get a half-way decent signal from two, but I can't actually use > the connection. It says the signal is "good" or "low", but I can't > access any web sites - the server cannot be found. I wouldn't know how > to begin to try to "break in", so I don't know how securely they're > locked down but I think this does suggest they are somewhat protected. > > I'm not going to lie awake worrying that someone will read my email - > I'm sure they'll get bored pretty quickly if they do :-) > > Is there any way I could track it so I could know if someone were using > my connection or poking around in my computer? Aside, that is, from a > major disaster. > > Louise > You're welcomed. <g> Duane  |
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