The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN

that article is interesting to read while many people asking about securing their wireless network using the current standard ..

Also, what do you propose that the average networker do?

If I handed that sort of lockdown to everyone, the number of failures would not be funny.

-> In closing, you seem to subscribe to the notion that a lock that can be picked is not a lock.

Bob

beside, it is not me, that have a ''notion that a lock that can be picked is not a lock''... may be the writer is.. I don't know...

I agreed, that article is talking about ''a lockdown'' system, and maybe its only applicable to a highly secure environment and not for home users...

It's easy to guess you will agree that no security is a bad thing on WIFI routers. Since the method in the supplied article is not implementable for home users, will the combination of WEP/WPA and MAC filters sufficient?

Or should we never go wireless?

Bob

only advice people to use what is available and applicable to them..

For others to continue to offer this advice?

Also, you never answered the question "Why..." security is less than rock solid in WIFI routers? Please share why.

Bob

the individual who gave the advice and also depends on the users who use it.

As for your question on "Why..." security is less than rock solid in WIFI routers?

I don't have the answer, but I think, there will be no such thing as solid security, because rock solid system, equal to a dead system.. and again its about the users needs in their environment.

So, there will be a rock solid system in one environment, but there are also an open system in other environment.

Then its also depends on the market itself... if the market required for rock solid system, then they will create such things... in the end, its only about business... just like any other things on earth.

For me the article doesn't applied to my environment, because I don't even use wep/wpa/wpa2 etc. in my wireless devices..

By the way, you should ask the writer for more detail concept of why he/she wrote the article...

Some use that article to knock good advice. I know the article and it doesn't give much leeway to the skill or knowledge of most owners.

I shared one reason why the supplied security is less than rock solid. And since it's from my design days with a 2 way paging system that had it's security ripped out because of export controls was a good lesson why we have what we have.

Bob

not because it is right or wrong, or about why or how it should.

but maybe anyone who needs a rock solid security system, won't have a false sense of security, by using the features available, and should find other additional way/device/utility for their needs... if available... or atleast be aware of the possibility of the risk and just accept what is available...

You won't be using that to "correct" those that offer simple security of their Wifi setup?

Bob

have a knowledge to correct someone..

and as I said before, I don't even use any wifi security...

In my home network... it only make more problem, with so many laptop coming in and out... so I don't want to keep giving the ssid and password everytime a new device is coming.

Beside, the signal not strong enough to penetrate the brick wall of the working area..

P2P is none existent in the users vocabulary.

And I don't use the security NOT because the article.. but I just never use it permanently (I tried those security features, just to know how to configure it).

Beside, like I said before, my home network is an open Hotspot... for anyone inside my building.

If someone out of the building can get the signal .. it will only get very low signal, that they can not even get connected.. (I tried)

Note: This is just like our old discussion, if you recall it..

I have one of those and it does work wonders at times.

Bob

the store bought antenna... it didn't get through my building.. beside due the brick wall, it also because the distance from the public area, is about 3oo+ mtr.

booster/amplified antenna, and using netstumbler, airsnort and many other wardriving tools... (my friends, who know something about wardriving, have tested it)

FYI, I use 1 wrt54g, and a range expander + 24 port allied telesyn switch.

by now you should realized that I don't even have a neighbour closed by (the nearest is about 5-7km away), and the public road is not a main road .. and the environment is densely populated with large tree.. (almost like a rain forest) so there is No line of sight too...