A way to verify if WEP is active on WRT54G?

OK I finally went wireless and switched from a LinkSys BEFSRU31
router/firewall to a LinkSys WRT54G. Pretty much from the get go I had
wireless access for my notebook and after doing some reading up on WEP I
believe I have encrypted my network... Some of my basic settings,

SSID Broadcast - Disabled
Wireless MAC Filtered - Enabled, Permit Only
Authentication Type - Shared Key

Firewall - Block Anonymous Requests
IPSEC/PPTP - Enabled (Do I need those??)

Security Mode - WEP
Default Transmit Key - 1
WEP Encryption - 128 bits 26 hex digits
Passphrase - duh

There are four (4) keys and I chose Key 1 and set that with my wireless
connection setup on my Windows XP Home notebook... No problems, the
WRT54G claims encryption is enabled and using "NetStumbler" for the
first time reports "CHAN (6+)" "Type (AP)" and "Encryption (WEP)" so I
think I'm OK.... I hope.

I believe a false sense of security is worse than no security at all so
I would rather do all that I can to make sure my wireless setup is
secure as I can make it...

I am only sharing a printer on my W2k box and a few folders. They do
not have passwords yet as there are only two people using the computers
in the house.... Up until my new wireless router was installed all sat
behind the BEFSRU31.

So am I OK or do I need a few clues slapped upside my head??

TIA

--
Taylor

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 19:24:53 -0700, Just Taylor <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>OK I finally went wireless and switched from a LinkSys BEFSRU31
>router/firewall to a LinkSys WRT54G. Pretty much from the get go I had
>wireless access for my notebook and after doing some reading up on WEP I
>believe I have encrypted my network... Some of my basic settings,
>
>SSID Broadcast - Disabled
>Wireless MAC Filtered - Enabled, Permit Only
>Authentication Type - Shared Key
>
>Firewall - Block Anonymous Requests
>IPSEC/PPTP - Enabled (Do I need those??)
>
>Security Mode - WEP
>Default Transmit Key - 1
>WEP Encryption - 128 bits 26 hex digits
>Passphrase - duh

Oh and PS... yes I have changed "Wireless Network Name" and default
passwords for the router


--
Taylor

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 19:24:53 -0700, Just Taylor spoketh

>OK I finally went wireless and switched from a LinkSys BEFSRU31
>router/firewall to a LinkSys WRT54G. Pretty much from the get go I had
>wireless access for my notebook and after doing some reading up on WEP I
>believe I have encrypted my network... Some of my basic settings,
>
>SSID Broadcast - Disabled
>Wireless MAC Filtered - Enabled, Permit Only
>Authentication Type - Shared Key
>
>Firewall - Block Anonymous Requests
>IPSEC/PPTP - Enabled (Do I need those??)
>
>Security Mode - WEP
>Default Transmit Key - 1
>WEP Encryption - 128 bits 26 hex digits
>Passphrase - duh
>
>There are four (4) keys and I chose Key 1 and set that with my wireless
>connection setup on my Windows XP Home notebook... No problems, the
>WRT54G claims encryption is enabled and using "NetStumbler" for the
>first time reports "CHAN (6+)" "Type (AP)" and "Encryption (WEP)" so I
>think I'm OK.... I hope.
>
>I believe a false sense of security is worse than no security at all so
>I would rather do all that I can to make sure my wireless setup is
>secure as I can make it...
>
>I am only sharing a printer on my W2k box and a few folders. They do
>not have passwords yet as there are only two people using the computers
>in the house.... Up until my new wireless router was installed all sat
>behind the BEFSRU31.
>
>So am I OK or do I need a few clues slapped upside my head??
>
>TIA

Since you have set security mode to WEP, then WEP is enabled.

And, unless you need to connect out somewhere using VPN software, you
don't need to have IPSec/PPTP passthrough enabled.

Lars M. Hansen
www.hansenonline.net

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 14:00:00 GMT, Lars M. Hansen
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 19:24:53 -0700, Just Taylor spoketh
>
>>OK I finally went wireless and switched from a LinkSys BEFSRU31
>>router/firewall to a LinkSys WRT54G. Pretty much from the get go I had
>>wireless access for my notebook and after doing some reading up on WEP I
>>believe I have encrypted my network... Some of my basic settings,
>>
>>SSID Broadcast - Disabled
>>Wireless MAC Filtered - Enabled, Permit Only
>>Authentication Type - Shared Key
>>
>>Firewall - Block Anonymous Requests
>>IPSEC/PPTP - Enabled (Do I need those??)
>>
>>Security Mode - WEP
>>Default Transmit Key - 1
>>WEP Encryption - 128 bits 26 hex digits
>>Passphrase - duh
>>
>>There are four (4) keys and I chose Key 1 and set that with my wireless
>>connection setup on my Windows XP Home notebook... No problems, the
>>WRT54G claims encryption is enabled and using "NetStumbler" for the
>>first time reports "CHAN (6+)" "Type (AP)" and "Encryption (WEP)" so I
>>think I'm OK.... I hope.
>>
>>I believe a false sense of security is worse than no security at all so
>>I would rather do all that I can to make sure my wireless setup is
>>secure as I can make it...
>>
>>I am only sharing a printer on my W2k box and a few folders. They do
>>not have passwords yet as there are only two people using the computers
>>in the house.... Up until my new wireless router was installed all sat
>>behind the BEFSRU31.
>>
>>So am I OK or do I need a few clues slapped upside my head??
>>
>>TIA
>
>Since you have set security mode to WEP, then WEP is enabled.

Call me paranoid...

>And, unless you need to connect out somewhere using VPN software, you
>don't need to have IPSec/PPTP passthrough enabled.

I do not use any VPN software so disabling I will be going, thanks!


--
Taylor

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 07:19:52 -0700, Just Taylor spoketh

>
>Call me paranoid...

Well, you said yourself that Netstumbler said that WEP encryption was
enabled. I don't know what else would be needed to satisfy your
uncertainty regarding the encryption being enabled or not...



Lars M. Hansen
www.hansenonline.net