Re: WAP or WEP

OK.

How about a wired network for home, then? Then I should buy a cable modem/router with 4 ports? To hook up the printer,
three computers, and the external storage device and the scanner? 6 ports? Or do I use USB to hook the printer and scanner
up to the router?


Lady Dungeness
Out of Danger until September
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On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:46:31 -0400, Barb Bowman <barb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

the authenticity issue is separate from everything else. you DO need
to resolve that.

and yes, one WEP only machine ruins your security level for
everything else.

On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:25:25 -0700, LadyDungeness@xxxxxxxx wrote:


I've got the same question. This post was very helpful. It raises a couple of questions:

The Sony Vaio Windows XP will NOT update past SP2. No matter what, I get messages that the XP is not legit. It came new
with the computer five years ago. Sony says its MS's fault and MS says its Sony's fault and so I sit with XP home SP2 but no
updates since SP2 came out.

Does this mean that it will not support WPA?

If the Sony Vaio does not support WPA, does that mean I cannot use WPA for any of my devices? In other words, do ALL the
networked computers, printers, etc have to share the same level of encryption?

Thanks!


Lady Dungeness
Out of Danger until September
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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:28:26 -0400, "Jack \(MVP-Networking\)." <jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi
From the weakest to the strongest, Wireless security capacity is.
No Security
MAC______(Band Aid if nothing else is available).
WEP64____(Easy, to "Brake" by knowledgeable people).
WEP128___(A little Harder, but "Hackable" too).
WPA-PSK__(Very Hard to Brake ).
WPA-AES__(Not functionally Breakable)
WPA2____ (Not functionally Breakable).
Note 1: WPA-AES the the current entry level rendition of WPA2.
Note 2: If you use WinXP and did not updated it you would have to download
the WPA2 patch from Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357
The documentation of your Wireless devices (Wireless Router, and Wireless
Computer's Card) should state the type of security that is available with
your Wireless hardware.
All devices MUST be set to the same security level using the same pass
phrase.
Therefore the security must be set according what ever is the best possible
of one of the Wireless devices.
I.e. even if most of your system might be capable to be configured to the
max. with WPA2, but one device is only capable to be configured to max . of
WEP, to whole system must be configured to WEP.
If you need more good security and one device (like a Wireless card that can
do WEP only) is holding better security for the whole Network, replace the
device with a better one.
Setting Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"MS" <MS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BD6B9706-08F3-4F1C-AB14-1BA3A7E3831B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
My friend is trying to establish wireless connection for laptop via
Linksys
wireless-B router, and she was asked to enter WAP or WEP. How do you know
which and what do you enter? I've never had this happen to me so I don't
know
how to help her. She is running Windows XP professional. Please help!
.

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