WEP versus WPA

I have used both WEP and WPA security and I know about the added security of
WPA but when I use it my connection sometimes is dropped for what seems a
minute and my connection to the internet is slower. I use WEP again and
just change the key every two days or so. My connection with WEP is faster
and I never get disconnected. I have a Westell DSL modem wireless router
and a D-link DGL 3420 wireless 108-ag adapter.
Does anybody else have this problem or is this the price for using WPA?

Den Sat, 30 Jul 2005 04:00:08 +0000. skrev Belisarius:

> I use WEP again and just change the key every two days or so.

Unless you change the WEP key about every 20 minutes, you are at risk.
With my trusty old 233 Mhz Pentium laptop, I can consistently break a 128
bit WEP key within 20 minutes, including packetcapturing. A 64 bit WEP key
takes less than 10 minutes.

IMNSHO WEP as a viable security measure, is deader than a doornail, and
are worse than running unsecure. Because you THINK you are secure, when in
reality you are almost at much at risk.

e-teori (AKA Dutch from the Netstumbler Forums)

Thanks for the warning

"e-teori" <lyngbytest_spamfilter_@_spamfilter_business.tele. dk> wrote in
message newsan.2005.07.30.08.36.46.823509@_spamfilter_bu siness.tele.dk...
> Den Sat, 30 Jul 2005 04:00:08 +0000. skrev Belisarius:
>
>> I use WEP again and just change the key every two days or so.
>
> Unless you change the WEP key about every 20 minutes, you are at risk.
> With my trusty old 233 Mhz Pentium laptop, I can consistently break a 128
> bit WEP key within 20 minutes, including packetcapturing. A 64 bit WEP key
> takes less than 10 minutes.
>
> IMNSHO WEP as a viable security measure, is deader than a doornail, and
> are worse than running unsecure. Because you THINK you are secure, when in
> reality you are almost at much at risk.
>
> e-teori (AKA Dutch from the Netstumbler Forums)
>
>
>

e-teori <lyngbytest_spamfilter_@_spamfilter_business.tele. dk> wrote in
newsan.2005.07.30.08.36.46.823509@_spamfilter_bu siness.tele.dk:

> With my trusty old 233 Mhz Pentium laptop, I can consistently break a
> 128 bit WEP key within 20 minutes, including packetcapturing. A 64 bit
> WEP key takes less than 10 minutes.
>

which tools....linux, netstumbler, etc...