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    leekva Posts: 9, Reputation: 1
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    May 23, 2006, 04:40 AM
    Wireless Security
    I have recently installed a Linksys WRT54GX2 router. Connected to two (2) PCs running Windows XP SP2 and one (1) running Windows 2000.

    I have set up MAC filtering but nothing in addition. I have read where Windows 2000 is not compatible with WPA. Do I just set-up with WEP and MAC filtering or can I set-up WPA or WPA2 with MAC filtering?
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    Curlyben Posts: 18,514, Reputation: 1860
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    May 23, 2006, 04:53 AM
    The way I attack WiFi security is threfold.
    1. MAC address access list
    2. WAP encryption (128 bit)
    3. Hide SSID


    I find that this works a treat.
    Basically if the AP can't be seen then it presents less of a target.
    The MAC and WAP adds more security without slowing access speeds.

    I must admit I have only tried WPA once and I ended up locking myself out of the AP, so I stuck with the above method.
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    May 23, 2006, 04:59 AM
    Couldn't comment on Curly's post so I wanted to second his response. That is how I secure my wireless network as well. I had a Win98 laptop on the network so I too had to use WEP.

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