wireless network security best practice?

From: /dev/null (dev.null_at_BeginThread.com)
Date: 08/25/03 

Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 17:46:30 GMT

We have a local wireless net. Is 128 bit WEP and MAC filtering enough?

I tend to think not, anyone could sniff and pick up MACs and then set their
card to use that MAC, and eventually break the WEP at brute force.

Feedback/Comments?

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