Re: wireless network security windows sp2

It sounds like you are using WEP instead of WPA. If your wireless access
point/router and wireless network adapter support WPA you want to use that
instead as WEP can be creaked fairly easily. Even with WPA be sure to use a
complex PSK [hardware password]of at least a dozen characters. --- Steve


"rjjj" <rjjj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5D07F9BE-830D-444F-B544-3C5133E5803F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
when i dispay available wireless networks within range i see my ssid as
security enabled wireless network and a lock but others have the same
verbage
with a (wpa) after it. am i secure or do i need to do more to secure my
network.


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