WEP security, question?

[webbj4]

I have set up 2 wireless networks lately but didn't activate WEP. The first was because it was a Windows/MAC network and I couldn't get the WEP passphrase to work on the MAC. The second was because I kept getting a 169.xxx.xxx.xx IP address when WEP was activated. I used MAC address filtering on both instead to ensure that unauthorised users didn't connect to the wi-fi router.
Is this enough security to ensure no one who shouldn't connects?
Also, is it possible for someone to connect to a laptop with a wi-fi card or built-in wi-fi? I understand that it is harder to connect to the router/AP if MAC filtering is in place but what about the wi-fi cards. Both are in infrastructure mode not ad hoc.

thanks very much

[Taino718]

Hi,

Since you have two networks and most likely bridged you are alright for now. Make sure that all the wire or wireless devices on the pc side use a passphrase and you have MAC filtering on.

You should be able to access files on the laptop if connected to one of the networks.

Keep the infrastructure mode.


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[webbj4]

Hello

thanks for your help.

I seem to be having WEP problems when using the passphrase with the Netgear router and non-Netgear wireless PCs. I have had problems with Macs and Centrino laptops. What I haven't tried is using a 10 digit hexadecimal password for 64 bit encryption. Do you think this will fix it?
thanks

[Taino718]

Hi,

I use an eleven character passphrase and MAC filtering and it works for WEP. Try eleven then ten characters mixed numbers and letters. Also turn on MAC filtering once you have all MAC addresses for all the devices you have.


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[cszeto]

Most passphase generators are compatible, but not all. One possible approach is to use the hex sequence generated by one of the passphrase generators consistantly across all the wireless devices.