Wep?

Hi all

I have 2 questions, how good is wep on wireless?
Some say good some say bad?
I have heard it's very easy to connect to a wifi network
even when it's got wep enabled?

If this is so, I'm gonna ask, how? it would be nice to
check my email while I'm out !

Brian

WEP at 128 bit encryption is good, but you have to change the SSID, WEP key
and password of the device at least every three months or you could have the
device compromised. It is possible to hack into a device using just WEP
because of the limited number of alpha numeric characters you can use for
WEP protection. Now understand that not everyone in the world knows how to
hack a WIFI device, but if you just happen to stay in the vicinity of
someone who does and they can reach your device then you could be in
trouble. It takes a good algorithm and strong understanding of WIFI and
most people don't have that. WPA-PSK is allot better because you have more
alpha-numeric characters you can use and only the devices with the "password
word" will be allowed access. Only certain Linksys, DLink and Netgear
devices have WPA-PSK so search and read every specification of the device.
Good Luck!!

POP

"Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:b9K3e.4785$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all
>
> I have 2 questions, how good is wep on wireless?
> Some say good some say bad?
> I have heard it's very easy to connect to a wifi network
> even when it's got wep enabled?
>
> If this is so, I'm gonna ask, how? it would be nice to
> check my email while I'm out !
>
> Brian
>
>

WPA is the way to go if you are really serious about security. A bit of
a pain to set up though. If you want to simply block unauthorized
internet access on a WIFI network, you might want to try our free
blocking software at http://www.myWIFIzone.com.

> WEP at 128 bit encryption is good, but you have to change the SSID, WEP key
> and password of the device at least every three months or you could have the
> device compromised. It is possible to hack into a device using just WEP

3 months? Try every 10 minutes.