Re: [NTLK] WEP vs Airport

From: Brian Pearce (bpearce_at_cloud9.net)
Date: Fri Apr 25 2003 - 20:07:41 PDT


> OK Color me dumb, but what is a hex key and how do I create one? I
> have a Orinoco Silver and it works without WEP so I have not bothered.
> Why should I worry when no one is within hacking distance? But it
> would be nice to be able to set it up so that I could use WEP where it
> might be possible to hack into my valuable data.

If you have reason to be truly concerned, you'll be better off
restricting access to a wireless network by MAC address; it's more
secure.

BRIAN/bpearce_at_cloud9.net

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