WEP and WPA concurrently?

Whilst recent models/firmware of routers and access points support
both WEP and WPA security, they don't appear to support the two
methods concurrently. Is that the case generally?

Jo wrote:
> Whilst recent models/firmware of routers and access points support
> both WEP and WPA security, they don't appear to support the two
> methods concurrently. Is that the case generally?

Why would you want to do this? Just use WPA

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:49:52 +0000, Jo wrote:

> Whilst recent models/firmware of routers and access points support
> both WEP and WPA security, they don't appear to support the two
> methods concurrently. Is that the case generally?


Some do. I know mine does.

fsdfdsfkl <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Why would you want to do this? Just use WPA

Not all of the devices connected to my AP support WPA, so I'm forced
to use WEP. I suppose I could have separate APs for (say) 802.11b WEP
and 802.11g WPA, but that's a lot more work than a single do-it-all
AP.

Also, it's not clear if WPA isn't the source of a lot of the
constantly-dropping-connections that many people have.

"Jo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Whilst recent models/firmware of routers and access points support
> both WEP and WPA security, they don't appear to support the two
> methods concurrently. Is that the case generally?

No. There are APs that support WEP and WPA simultaneously. Doing so gives
you security as strong as the weakest link: WEP.

Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.

"Ron Bandes" <RunderscoreBandes @yah00.com> wrote:
>There are APs that support WEP and WPA simultaneously. Doing so gives
>you security as strong as the weakest link: WEP.

But if most of your traffic is on the WPA side of things, it takes
longer for the Bad Ones (SM) to break the keys on the WEP side, yes?

What APs support bboth simultaneously?

Thanks!

brummie <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:49:52 +0000, Jo wrote:
>
>> Whilst recent models/firmware of routers and access points
>> support both WEP and WPA security, they don't appear to support
>> the two methods concurrently. Is that the case generally?
>
>
> Some do. I know mine does.

... and the make/model is?

From reviews, the SMC2804WBR (SMC Barricade) supports WPA and WEP
simultaneously. I do not have one so I can't confirm that.

-Paul C.

Although the standard doesn't mention simultaneous operation of WEP and WPA,
I think that all the residential wireless routers support it.

Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.

<William P.N. Smith> wrote in message
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> "Ron Bandes" <RunderscoreBandes @yah00.com> wrote:
>>There are APs that support WEP and WPA simultaneously. Doing so gives
>>you security as strong as the weakest link: WEP.
>
> But if most of your traffic is on the WPA side of things, it takes
> longer for the Bad Ones (SM) to break the keys on the WEP side, yes?
>
> What APs support bboth simultaneously?
>
> Thanks!
>

On Mon, 6 Dec 2004 00:43:48 -0500, Ron Bandes spoketh

>Although the standard doesn't mention simultaneous operation of WEP and WPA,
>I think that all the residential wireless routers support it.
>
>Ron Bandes, CCNP, CTT+, etc.
>

Nope. They may support both WEP and WPA, but you have to pick one or the
other when you are configuring your wireless network.

Lars M. Hansen
http://www.hansenonline.net
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