Wireless Security
 

Hi, I've just bought the latest Belkin Cable G Router with print server.
It installed VERY easy, the software is excellent.

There are several options with Security.
1.WPA PSK
2.TKIP
3.Pre Shared Key
4.128-bit WEP
5.64-bit WEP
6.WPA-Radius Server

HELP !!! ..... as a Home user with a Desktop PC & Laptop on Wireless which one do I use?

Re: Wireless Security
 

2. TKIP should do it...

Re: Wireless Security
 

Option 1 - WPA / PSK
It's about the best security you can get at home, for now.

---------- Post added at 22:49 ---------- Previous post was at 22:46 ----------

If you want to read up on WPA, see Wiki here.

Re: Wireless Security
 

i'd agree with this, this is what i use along with not transmitting my SSID

Re: Wireless Security
 

If you have WPA enabled, there is an argument advocating the SSID broadcast on -
Hiding your SSID does not hugely hinder a potential wardriver/hacker.
Leaving it on does announce to neighbours that you are using that wireless channel and may reduce potential interference.
Slightly O/T ;)

Re: Wireless Security
 

I'm using TKIP.

Re: Wireless Security
 

hiding it stops it appearing in the connection list for other people and can cause your neighbour less issues in that they will auto connect to their connection if its the only one. Yes i know you can prioritise.

Re: Wireless Security
 

am using WPA-PSK with tkip. easy to setup, easy to use and its more secure to WEP.

the ssid broadcast I leave on for the reason as Aragorn mentioned...nice answer btw Aragorn ;)

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MAC address filtering helps :)

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WPA-PSK with TKIP, and also SSID Broadcasting on, with MAC Filtering for me.

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wpa-tkip with ssid off for me... :)

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WPA-TKIP, SSID on, MAC filtering & DHCP scope restricted for me...

Oh, on Linux & XP, WPA's a bugger to sort out on Linux... :)

Re: Wireless Security
 

WPApersonel
AES
SSID Broadcast disabled
Mac Filtering

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AES doesnt always work on some network cards Snoopz, strange but true.

unfortunatly this router doesnt do WPA2-PSK.

for some of you if you dont have it this link is useful.

wpa2 link

Re: Wireless Security
 

Am i right in thinking it's a better encryption than TKIP ? I kind of googled it which seemed to say it was.

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AES is better then TKIP.

but if you can use WPA2 use that. linkie is provided for Windows XP dont know if Linux or Mac OS support it yet.

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I can't use WPA2 with my Xbox 360 wireless adaptor unfortunately.

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aint there any downloads available for it to make it wpa2?

hmm didnt know that 1 as it is a mickeysoft product would've thought they would give it wpa2 as well

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I wish there was. http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=5715

Re: Wireless Security
 

Difficult to find native Linux drivers for some NICs that even support TKIP...