> Subject: Re: [G] Using "open" wireless networks > From: "Justin The Cynical" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Tue, November 1, 2005 18:43, Tom W. wrote: > > *snip* >> I would be disgusted to think someone was using my connection for that >> purpose, but now I am safely protected again. >> Just my two cents. > > Umm, not to burst your bubble or anything, but you are not all that > protected. > > WEP is fairly easy to crack, and you are using the bare minimum encryptio= > n > with a 64-bit setting. > > Without going into it too deep on the list, I would use 128 bit and MAC > filtering. > Now hang on a mo! A bloke that hangs about outside your house downloading porn with his pants down is highly unlikely to be able to crack a 64-biter, he just would not be that bright...
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