Comments on: New Poll: What Security Protection Do You Use On Your Wireless Router? http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/ Technology News Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:34:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137659 Ryan Wed, 07 May 2008 20:29:16 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137659 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-137655" rel="nofollow">Change wrote:</a><blockquote>I just noticed my router can be set to use WPA2-PSK with an option to make it compatible with WPA. I wonder what that means.. WPA2 for devices that support it, WPA for those which don’t?</blockquote>[/div] Yup, I'm pretty sure that's how the mixed support works. Change wrote:
I just noticed my router can be set to use WPA2-PSK with an option to make it compatible with WPA. I wonder what that means.. WPA2 for devices that support it, WPA for those which don’t?

Yup, I’m pretty sure that’s how the mixed support works.

]]> By: Change http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137655 Change Wed, 07 May 2008 20:24:30 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137655 I just noticed my router can be set to use WPA2-PSK with an option to make it compatible with WPA. I wonder what that means.. WPA2 for devices that support it, WPA for those which don't? I just noticed my router can be set to use WPA2-PSK with an option to make it compatible with WPA. I wonder what that means.. WPA2 for devices that support it, WPA for those which don’t?

]]> By: Asgard http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137645 Asgard Wed, 07 May 2008 14:52:09 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137645 So 40% of Vista users are running 64-bit. So why to talk about it like a strange thing anymore because this year it is going to take the lead :) So 40% of Vista users are running 64-bit. So why to talk about it like a strange thing anymore because this year it is going to take the lead :)

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137574 Ryan Tue, 06 May 2008 18:27:58 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137574 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-137447" rel="nofollow">Max wrote:</a><blockquote>I use WEP but will soon be changing it to WPA. Unfortunately not all my devices support WPA2.</blockquote>[/div] Same here. I really wanted to use WPA2 but my wireless printer doesn't support it. [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-137448" rel="nofollow">Mohan wrote:</a><blockquote>Well I use WEP with MAC filter for wireless devices, and you can only log on to my router (the web based configuration) via hardwire no wireless device is allowed.</blockquote>[/div] I used to have the MAC filtering enabled, but it really doesn't do much since you can sniff out wireless MAC address pretty easily. Being able to only configure it via a hardwire is smart though. [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-137464" rel="nofollow">Amak wrote:</a><blockquote>Need to use WEP…Nintendo, for whatever reason, decided the DS shouldn’t use WPA.</blockquote>[/div] Huh, that's interesting. Even the Wii supports WPA. [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-137556" rel="nofollow">Amak wrote:</a><blockquote>But if there are several networks around, are you going to try and hack the WEP, or go for the unsecured? Some security is better than none.</blockquote>[/div] Definitely true. But it depends on whether the hacker wants to access data/passwords that are being sent over the network. If that's the main goal then they would likely go after any and all available networks. Max wrote:
I use WEP but will soon be changing it to WPA. Unfortunately not all my devices support WPA2.

Same here. I really wanted to use WPA2 but my wireless printer doesn’t support it.

Mohan wrote:
Well I use WEP with MAC filter for wireless devices, and you can only log on to my router (the web based configuration) via hardwire no wireless device is allowed.

I used to have the MAC filtering enabled, but it really doesn’t do much since you can sniff out wireless MAC address pretty easily. Being able to only configure it via a hardwire is smart though.

Amak wrote:
Need to use WEP…Nintendo, for whatever reason, decided the DS shouldn’t use WPA.

Huh, that’s interesting. Even the Wii supports WPA.

Amak wrote:
But if there are several networks around, are you going to try and hack the WEP, or go for the unsecured? Some security is better than none.

Definitely true. But it depends on whether the hacker wants to access data/passwords that are being sent over the network. If that’s the main goal then they would likely go after any and all available networks.

]]> By: Amak http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137556 Amak Tue, 06 May 2008 16:46:00 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137556 But if there are several networks around, are you going to try and hack the WEP, or go for the unsecured? Some security is better than none. But if there are several networks around, are you going to try and hack the WEP, or go for the unsecured? Some security is better than none.

]]> By: Dave http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137543 Dave Tue, 06 May 2008 15:37:49 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137543 [div id=commentquote]<a href="#comment-137493" rel="nofollow">Change wrote:</a><blockquote>Using WEP because of some hardware not supporting anything better. Besides this I’m hiding my SSID and using MAC filtering. I’m wondering why Dave said we should not bother with the latter, as it’s an added security measure. Anything can be hacked, but I figure the more security the better (and the least attractive to use my network compared to other networks).</blockquote>[/div] I should have been more clear. I meant if you're using WPA and better, then don't bother with the two. But if you're using WEP then it's probably a good idea to layer the security even though every one of those security measures can be bypassed. SSID hiding and MAC filtering are even more easily bypassed than WEP itself and aren't considered good security measures because they're so weak and they are so inconvenient to use. Change wrote:
Using WEP because of some hardware not supporting anything better. Besides this I’m hiding my SSID and using MAC filtering. I’m wondering why Dave said we should not bother with the latter, as it’s an added security measure. Anything can be hacked, but I figure the more security the better (and the least attractive to use my network compared to other networks).

I should have been more clear. I meant if you’re using WPA and better, then don’t bother with the two. But if you’re using WEP then it’s probably a good idea to layer the security even though every one of those security measures can be bypassed.

SSID hiding and MAC filtering are even more easily bypassed than WEP itself and aren’t considered good security measures because they’re so weak and they are so inconvenient to use.

]]> By: Oropher http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137514 Oropher Tue, 06 May 2008 12:19:41 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137514 I'd like to use WPA2, but I voted WPA. Not all the devices on my network support WPA2... not a hardware issue, it's a 'user won't update their drivers' issue :roll: . Unfortunately I can't just lock them out. I’d like to use WPA2, but I voted WPA. Not all the devices on my network support WPA2… not a hardware issue, it’s a ‘user won’t update their drivers’ issue :roll: . Unfortunately I can’t just lock them out.

]]> By: Change http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137493 Change Tue, 06 May 2008 09:06:22 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137493 Using WEP because of some hardware not supporting anything better. Besides this I'm hiding my SSID and using MAC filtering. I'm wondering why Dave said we should not bother with the latter, as it's an added security measure. Anything can be hacked, but I figure the more security the better (and the least attractive to use my network compared to other networks). Using WEP because of some hardware not supporting anything better. Besides this I’m hiding my SSID and using MAC filtering. I’m wondering why Dave said we should not bother with the latter, as it’s an added security measure. Anything can be hacked, but I figure the more security the better (and the least attractive to use my network compared to other networks).

]]> By: war59312 http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137467 war59312 Tue, 06 May 2008 05:10:55 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137467 WPA2 personal! :D WPA2 personal! :D

]]> By: Amak http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137464 Amak Tue, 06 May 2008 02:51:32 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137464 Need to use WEP...Nintendo, for whatever reason, decided the DS shouldn't use WPA. Need to use WEP…Nintendo, for whatever reason, decided the DS shouldn’t use WPA.

]]> By: Dave http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137450 Dave Mon, 05 May 2008 22:58:33 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137450 Only reason to run WEP nowadays is if you have devices that don't support anything better. Otherwise, you should use at least WPA with a long and random passphrase. You should not bother with hiding SSID's and MAC filtering. Only reason to run WEP nowadays is if you have devices that don’t support anything better.

Otherwise, you should use at least WPA with a long and random passphrase.

You should not bother with hiding SSID’s and MAC filtering.

]]> By: Mohan http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137448 Mohan Mon, 05 May 2008 22:46:50 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137448 Well I use WEP with MAC filter for wireless devices, and you can only log on to my router (the web based configuration) via hardwire no wireless device is allowed. Well I use WEP with MAC filter for wireless devices, and you can only log on to my router (the web based configuration) via hardwire no wireless device is allowed.

]]> By: Max http://cybernetnews.com/2008/05/05/new-poll-what-security-protection-do-you-use-on-your-wireless-router/#comment-137447 Max Mon, 05 May 2008 22:45:15 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=12437#comment-137447 I use WEP but will soon be changing it to WPA. Unfortunately not all my devices support WPA2. I use WEP but will soon be changing it to WPA. Unfortunately not all my devices support WPA2.

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