Re: WEP??? (was Re: reliable wifi manager for gnome)
On Fri, 25 May 2007 18:41:22 -0500
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
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> On 05/25/07 18:25, Micha Feigin wrote:
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> > do ifdown wlan0 followed by a ifup wlan0 and it will sometimes work. In
> > roaming mode it doesn't set the wep key at all.
> >
> > I am trying to convert my dad to linux and proper wifi is kind of the main
> > must.
>
> Why are you inviting someone to (quickly!!) hack into your network?
>
I need a solution that works with both linux and the access point, can be
configured easily enough, will stop the next door guy from using my network (I
doubt I can stop anyone from actually breaking in if they really wanted to).
Plus everything even inside the network is behind it's own firewall and if the
guy who wants to break in moves another 50m he will find ten more networks with
no protection at all (and another few guarded only be wep).
I'll be happy to hear about a better solution (I don't have the time to catch
up on network security) and unrelated to the security issue, I need a wifi
management software that works (preferably with no more than entering the
network details the first time I want to connect).
> - --
> Ron Johnson, Jr.
> Jefferson LA USA
>
> Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
> Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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