[Discussion] Wireless Security

[Joseph J. Hansen]

January 5, 2010

Nobody else has mentioned this, so I will.  Both WEP and WPA encryption are supported by most routers, but I understand WPA encryption is more secure. Shouldn't we all be using WPA?

Joe

On Jan 4, 2010, at 5:05 PM, Chuck McKinnis wrote:

> I am in a rural area, but I still use WEP just to keep the slugs off.
> 
> Brian Grawburg wrote:
>> While my wireless network is on basically 24/7, my laptops are not. When I'm finished with my work the PC is turned off.
>> I keep the network up because I have a Slingbox that my son connects to overseas. My laptops are running eCS and W2K.
>> Under these conditions do I need to be concerned about applying WEP encryption?  I do very little e-commerce.
>> Brian Grawburg
>> Wilson, NC
> 

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