Wireless Security

videodj · 17-03-2008, 18:26

Hi All

I have a wireless router and a wireless access point in my house (1 upstairs/1 downstairs). Is it possible to use WEP on one and WPA on the other?

The reason I want to use WEP on 1 is so I can connect my DS to the network.

Thanks

videodj

Callumpy · 17-03-2008, 19:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by videodj

Hi All

I have a wireless router and a wireless access point in my house (1 upstairs/1 downstairs). Is it possible to use WEP on one and WPA on the other?

The reason I want to use WEP on 1 is so I can connect my DS to the network.

Thanks

videodj

Can you try it to see what happens?

dilli-theclaw · 17-03-2008, 19:21

If your router has the option you could try adding your DS to the DMZ zone of your router?

Callumpy · 17-03-2008, 19:32

or you could just use WEP on both, i use WEP

dilli-theclaw · 17-03-2008, 19:33

That does not surprise me in the least to be honest.

RDDearing · 17-03-2008, 19:53

Given the choice, always go for WPA! Three members of staff at "a school" who live on site had BT HomeHubs with WEP only. Within a week, "some pupils" had run sniffing software, unscrambled the key and were using it as an alternative to the "restricted" school version. The staff now use WPA without issue!

Callumpy · 17-03-2008, 19:56

Dont really matter here, im all static and you need to put my DNS servers in too