On Sun, Jan 14, 2007 at 02:37:31PM -0500, Angelo Bertolli wrote: > > So I guess you leave your car unlocked then. Anyone who really wants to > get into your car can do so pretty easily, usually without much in the > way of tools either. (I did it with a coat hanger before.) This is how > I see WEP and blocking by MAC: it's not that I'm trying to make sure > it's impossible to do, I'm just trying to prevent casual abuse or > temptation from the average user. > Of course, I lock my car. The point is defense in depth. > I mean if someone really wanted to get to my computers, they could break > into my apartment pretty easily... although they would have to get past > the lock on the door ;) > Though, if someone breaks into your appartment, they could be charged with breaking and entering and probably a couple of other offenses in practically every jurisdiction on the planet. What can someone be charged with for cracking your WEP? There are very few jurisdictions that have even legislated something to handle this. In some, the laws are sufficiently broad that it can be made to fit, but the legal precedents are extremely recent or nonexistent. > With that said, I'm not sure what alternatives I have on my network. I > know I have some kind of support for WPA on the router, but if I can't > even get WEP to work... I just told myself, "good luck with that." > I bought the absolute cheapest wireless router I could get at the local discount store (wrt54g) and it supports WPA2 along with all the others. I would recommend that, if you can make it work. WEP, is the equivalent of leaving the bank vault open at night with a sign hanging on it saying "Please stay out." Yes, honest people will oeby. Of course, not everyone is honest. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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