i haven't followed the two links but here are my 2 paise wep (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEP) is weak. there are instruction guides on breaking it available on the net. better go for wpa2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WEP2).
sharad birmiwal On 8/19/05, Ankur Rohatgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 08/19/2005 06:56 AM, Thiharie Rajesh wrote: > > Folks > > > > I have these two URLs which provide me info on how to secure a wireless > > network and the way people get into them. > > http://www.missl.cs.umd.edu/wireless/eaptls/ > > http://linux.sys-con.com/read/46902.htm > > > > I plan to run an Access Point off my home connection. > > Is there anything else that I should be aware of? My desktop box is > > Linux and the laptop is WinXP. > > > > Havent visited the links you pointed out but i have setup a couple of > wireless lans (home and enterprise) so i would like to add my 2p : > > 1. Buy a wireless router (about 3k) rather than trying to setup an adhoc > network between your PC and Laptop. Its much easier to setup and you > dont need to keep your PC switched on. You would however need a net > connection that gives you an ethernet connector, not USB. Get a 802.11 > B+G (stay away from the A standard). > > 2. I usually take 3 measures to secure the network : > - Disable SSID broadcast (makes the network invisible) > - Enable WEP or WPA encryption, latter is better but your router and > client both need to support that. > - If security is really important, enable MAC level access control. > > I would like to add here that doing the above will not give you > foolproof security and a determined hacker may still get in but it gives > you pretty good protection. Ofcourse there are many other levels of > protection but the more protection you add the slower your network will > become and be quite a bitch to setup. > > Just like a condom CAN break but you would rather use it anyway :). > > have fun, > > - Ankur. > > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ > _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
