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Leopard / Snow Leopard WIFI problems solved
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 905309" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>Simply switch the encryption type of your wireless router to WPA (or better yet, WPA2 if your router supports it). Then pick a passphrase (can be anything) and reconnect your wireless devices using that passphrase. You'll need to check your documentation for details on how to access its configuration web page.</p><p></p><p>I've said it many times - WEP is <strong>dead</strong>. It's been dead for years now and I really wish router manufacturers would stop even supporting it. WEP can be hacked in a matter of minutes with readily available tools (Google "hack WEP" sometime and see what I mean). It provides a false sense of security, it's cumbersome to use and different manufacturers use different standards for passphrases and keys so it can be difficult to get working. </p><p></p><p>WPA on the other hand is simple to use, much more secure and takes days to even start to break (and even then, it's only partial). WPA2 has yet to be broken.</p><p></p><p>Also, don't use MAC filtering and/or disable SSID broadcast. MAC filtering is extremely simple to defeat since all one has to do is a packet analysis and spoof their MAC to join. Even if SSID broadcast is turned off, one can still see the WAP with a scanner. It just makes it harder for legit clients to stay connected.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 905309, member: 24098"] Simply switch the encryption type of your wireless router to WPA (or better yet, WPA2 if your router supports it). Then pick a passphrase (can be anything) and reconnect your wireless devices using that passphrase. You'll need to check your documentation for details on how to access its configuration web page. I've said it many times - WEP is [B]dead[/B]. It's been dead for years now and I really wish router manufacturers would stop even supporting it. WEP can be hacked in a matter of minutes with readily available tools (Google "hack WEP" sometime and see what I mean). It provides a false sense of security, it's cumbersome to use and different manufacturers use different standards for passphrases and keys so it can be difficult to get working. WPA on the other hand is simple to use, much more secure and takes days to even start to break (and even then, it's only partial). WPA2 has yet to be broken. Also, don't use MAC filtering and/or disable SSID broadcast. MAC filtering is extremely simple to defeat since all one has to do is a packet analysis and spoof their MAC to join. Even if SSID broadcast is turned off, one can still see the WAP with a scanner. It just makes it harder for legit clients to stay connected. [/QUOTE]
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