Re: [seriously OT] securing wireless networks

[Chris Hedemark <chris_(_at_)_yonderway_(_dot_)_com>]

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On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 03:29 PM, Alexander Hall wrote:

> I recently set up a 802.11b network using the builtin WEP (Wire 
> Equivalent
> Protocol). I am not sure what encryption technique WEP is based on, 
> but I
> use a shared 104-bit key (although it claims to be 128-bit).

WEP is a joke.  Turn on WEP, go ahead.  It's just a speed bump.  It 
would take someone less than 30 minutes of passive work to crack that 
nut and penetrate your network without you ever knowing.

IPsec is your friend.

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Chris Hedemark
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