Wep vs WPA: Linksys WRT54GS

WPA vs WEP....which is better and why? What settings do you recommend for
WPA? Currently using WEP 128 bit.

Please advise.

On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 21:55:58 -0400, "Buck Naked" <mike.howe
(nospam)@rogers.com> wrote:

>WPA vs WEP....which is better and why? What settings do you recommend for
>WPA? Currently using WEP 128 bit.
>
>Please advise.

Not everyone here will agree with me but for a home network I would
suggest that 128bit WEP is sufficient unless there is anything
particularly critical stored on your system.

Other than that WPA-PSK would seem to provide a more secure
alternative and is generally pretty easy to implement. There is a
slight increase in processing overheads which is likely to take
1-3mbit/sec off your throughput (it varies from unit to unit) but,
providing you use a long and jumbled key, it should very considerably
increase security.

I cannot offer any advice on how it is implemented using the unit to
which you refer.

I have a wrt54g and have ran in both modes. I really didnt see a big
difference in speed loss. WPA si more secure due to the fact that the wep
key can be cracked fairly easier with programs available on the web.



"Buck Naked" <mike.howe (nospam)@rogers.com> wrote in message
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> WPA vs WEP....which is better and why? What settings do you recommend for
> WPA? Currently using WEP 128 bit.
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> Please advise.
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