On 10 Jun 2007 19:43:36 GMT, Eirik Seim wrote:
> And if you're in a regular home with no dedicated or suitable
> servers, go for the WPA2 with AES and PSK. No TKIP. Choose a
> long and complex (@¤!#", etc) key...

Thanks to all of you, here is what I ended up with, after taking in all of
the (sometimes conflicting) advice.

1. Wireless ROUTER is set to WPA2 Personal "Security Mode"
2. Wireless ROUTER is set to AES "WPA Algorithm"
3. WinXP PC is patched to Microsoft KB917021 level
4. Newly patched WinXP PC is set to WPA2-PSK "Network Authentication"
5. Newly patched WinXP PC is set to AES "Data Encryption"
6. Preselected key is set as "Four score & seven years ago"
7. ROUTER SSID is set to not broadcast (adds very minimal protection)
8. MAC Address Filtering is turned on (adds very minimal protection)
9. DHCP is set to allow only the number of available computers (useful?)

Does setting the number of allowed DHCP clients equal to the number of
available computers afford me any protection from intrusion?

That is, if I have three computers and I set the DHCP range from
192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.3 - doesn't that protect me from intrustion by a
fourth computer?