Re: Router help please

TechGrrl wrote:

- WEP encryption that is no longer considered particularly safe as it
can be hacked quite easily. Note: wireless encryption encrypts ONLY the
authentication. The data is still sent in cleartext and can be sniffed
using a packet sniffer.

The latter is wrong, but generally WEP is totally b0rken. One can even
proof that the protocol itself is unsafe so any secure cipher wouldn't
help either.

- SSID hiding - hiding your network name from regular area scans and
thus allowing only users who know your network name access. Easily
discovered with slightly more advanced software so not good as a single
means of protection, but can compliment other methods.

It basically creates frustation through problems and more log entries
due to people accidently stumbling into your network.

- MAC filtering - allowing only specific wireless adaptors access to
the network. This method is hackable but required quite a bit of
effort.

What effort? This is a 4 lines bash script involving tcpdump and iwconfig.

- WPA encryption - Similar to WEP but AFAIK harder to hack.

So far it's impossible to hack better than bruteforce.

I use Check Point Safe@Office 500W that gives very good protection with
built-in firewall, IPS, antivirus and of course comprehensive wireless
security.

Sound like the common bull***.
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