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March 5th, 2006, 05:10 PM
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Hello, looking at wireless adapters (pci & usb) to get, just wondering from what i read WEP is not very secure & WPA is much better, is this true? most of what im seeing all seems to be WEP not WPA? is WPA rare or something?
Should i specifically look for WPA or does it not really matter if i get WEP? |
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March 5th, 2006, 05:33 PM
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WEP came out with the wireless standard B. Very few cards B support WPA.
WPA came out with the G standard.
WEP can be broken into in 5 minutes (search google videos and they have a film on it being done. WEP also has a larger overhead and than WPA which can cause some decrease in speeds.
If you are using G you should use WPA, if you are looking into B WEP is fine. (its better than nothing) Most of the people see a network encrypted (which im sure more than one network will show up on a scan) the user will ususally not waste time trying to break into a wireless network when there is an open one aviable. |
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March 5th, 2006, 05:39 PM
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Oh thx thats perfect
Ill have a look at the router & see if its g or b.
iill post back tomorrow when i find out. |
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March 7th, 2006, 10:00 PM
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update====
well it turns out it supports both 802.11 B & G.
can you reccomend some wireless adapters? usb or pci whichever is better or cheaper!
thx |
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March 7th, 2006, 10:03 PM
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I prefer PCI for computer, and PCMCIA for laptop
What model is the router?
G is backwards compatible with B |
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March 7th, 2006, 10:10 PM
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I've heard a lot about problems with USB adapters.
I would get PCI.
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March 7th, 2006, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by elroy I've heard a lot about problems with USB adapters.
I would get PCI. | I second that notion.
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March 7th, 2006, 10:25 PM
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Not to be mean or anything but it took the google guy 10 minutes... But you dont have to go through that kind of crap anyway, use my favorite program -- cain. |
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March 7th, 2006, 10:29 PM
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god i cant find a link to the router/hub/whatever it is, ill have to look in the manuel & see if i can get you some more information on it. ill post back tomorrow when i have access to the manuel, its not at my place atm.
thx 4 replys. |
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March 8th, 2006, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by elroy I've heard a lot about problems with USB adapters.
I would get PCI. | USB adapters have their advantages and disadvantages. They generally get a better signal becuase you can place them pretty much where you want. Reliabality is a factor though. However, I have found that hooking them up to a POWERED USB HUB instead of directly into a PC's USB ports makes them every bit as reliable as the PCI cards. Assuming of course they're hooked to a good quality HUB.
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