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Laptop wireless security.

What is a good way to protect yourself using a wireless conection? I just got dsl.....should have kept cable. And I am running my laptop off of a 2wire wireless connection.

For the average home user (You):

WEP or WPA with MAC filtering to allow ONLY those machines you have to connect. Turn off SSID broadcast as well.

The best wireless security is to make your router a wireless switch and let a central server provide the security

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Doesn't 2WIRE automatically have a wep key unique to your modem that is printed on a sticker on the side of it? When I had one it was like that.

Here I use wep and mac filtering, no problems at all.

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Originally posted by six six six
Doesn't 2WIRE automatically have a wep key unique to your modem that is printed on a sticker on the side of it? When I had one it was like that.

Here I use wep and mac filtering, no problems at all.

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Originally posted by six six six
Doesn't 2WIRE automatically have a wep key unique to your modem that is printed on a sticker on the side of it? When I had one it was like that.

Here I use wep and mac filtering, no problems at all.

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Originally posted by LOLobo
64 bit encrytion key. Even with mac filtering can be cracked in less than 5 minutes.

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lol if someone can get past both wep and mac filtering they can use my router, I really don't care.