>Chris Lale wrote:
[...]
You might consider using a broadband modem/router/wifi combined appliance. I use
a Philips SNA6500 which has built-in NAT and firewall. It also has the option to
enable or reject wireless clients on the basis of their MAC address. So, even if
WEP is cracked you are still secure.
[..]
Well, actually, all somebody determined to break into your wireless
network has to do in that case is to change their MAC address to
any of the ones admitted in the router's configuration. To guess
the valid one is just a matter of listening the traffic for a
couple of seconds.
As far as I know--which is not much, in any case--the cosmetic
protections like hiding the essid, MAC filtering and changing the
default WEP password are utterly useless. Setting up WAP is the way
to go, although at least one of its flavours is prone to dictionary
attacks.
Having said this, I didn't bother to properly secure my own home
network yet. If somebody wants to check a couple of e-mails using
it just be it.
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