Which security mode to use?

I read somewhere that WPA was a better mode to use but my Atheros mini pci
card looses it's ability to authenticate every now and then. I rebooted,
reinstalled the card's drivers - no luck. Finally I turned off security and
then I got a connection. I disabled the card, switched to Ethernet and
accessed my WRT54g (v4)( DD-WRT v23). Once in the router, I set for static
WEP, put in a passphrase and generated a key. I copied that to my Atheros
software and now everything works but I'm worried about security.

Also, my Atheros software only supports these modes:

WPA
WPA Passphrase
802.1x
Static WEP
none

I'm having a tough time making sense of all these modes and to make things
worse, DD-WRT uses different names for modes. Someone please help me pick
the right mode! Ungh!

Ken

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In <kZP_f.1073$B42.842@dukeread05> on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:31:19 -0500, "Ken
Bessler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I read somewhere that WPA was a better mode to use but my Atheros mini pci
>card looses it's ability to authenticate every now and then. I rebooted,
>reinstalled the card's drivers - no luck. Finally I turned off security and
>then I got a connection. I disabled the card, switched to Ethernet and
>accessed my WRT54g (v4)( DD-WRT v23). Once in the router, I set for static
>WEP, put in a passphrase and generated a key. I copied that to my Atheros
>software and now everything works but I'm worried about security.
>
>Also, my Atheros software only supports these modes:
>
> WPA
> WPA Passphrase
> 802.1x
> Static WEP
> none
>
>I'm having a tough time making sense of all these modes and to make things
>worse, DD-WRT uses different names for modes. Someone please help me pick
>the right mode! Ungh!

Use WPA-PSK (WPA Passphrase). Make sure to use the same key in all devices,
and don't confuse ASCII with hex.

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"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:j0h%f.1439$(E-Mail Removed)...
> [POSTED TO alt.internet.wireless - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>
> In <kZP_f.1073$B42.842@dukeread05> on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:31:19 -0500,
"Ken
> Bessler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I read somewhere that WPA was a better mode to use but my Atheros mini
pci
> >card looses it's ability to authenticate every now and then. I rebooted,
> >reinstalled the card's drivers - no luck. Finally I turned off security
and
> >then I got a connection. I disabled the card, switched to Ethernet and
> >accessed my WRT54g (v4)( DD-WRT v23). Once in the router, I set for
static
> >WEP, put in a passphrase and generated a key. I copied that to my Atheros
> >software and now everything works but I'm worried about security.
> >
> >Also, my Atheros software only supports these modes:
> >
> > WPA
> > WPA Passphrase
> > 802.1x
> > Static WEP
> > none
> >
> >I'm having a tough time making sense of all these modes and to make
things
> >worse, DD-WRT uses different names for modes. Someone please help me pick
> >the right mode! Ungh!
>
> Use WPA-PSK (WPA Passphrase). Make sure to use the same key in all
devices,
> and don't confuse ASCII with hex.
>
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> Best regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR ALT.INTERNET.WIRELESS AT
> John Navas
<http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FAQ_for_alt.internet.wireless>

That's what I was using. What about all those other modes DDwrt supports? Do
any
of them translate to the above list?

Ken

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In <aci%f.1578$B42.327@dukeread05> on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:55:00 -0500, "Ken
Bessler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"John Navas" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:j0h%f.1439$(E-Mail Removed)...

>> >Also, my Atheros software only supports these modes:
>> >
>> > WPA
>> > WPA Passphrase
>> > 802.1x
>> > Static WEP
>> > none

>> Use WPA-PSK (WPA Passphrase). Make sure to use the same key in all devices,
>> and don't confuse ASCII with hex.

>That's what I was using. What about all those other modes DDwrt supports? Do any
>of them translate to the above list?

WPA
Requires a Radius server (you don't have)
WPA Passphrase
WPA-PSK (what you should use)
802.1x
Won't work unless your computer supports it too
Static WEP
Poor
none
Really bad idea

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