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In <dimfj0$35s$1@domitilla.aioe.org> on Fri, 14 Oct 2005 03:20:45 +0700,
"Kayman" <khkay@-invalid-csloxinfo.com> wrote:

>I gave up my dial-up connection and installed to my computer a wireless
>connectivity from TRENDware, USA (TEW-229UB, 11Mbps 802.11 Wireless USB
>Adapter, Wi-Fi compliant with IEEE 802.11b devices).
>During Installation/configuration I was trying to enable 'encryption' Key
>Length: 40/64 Bit. Format: Hex. But when doing so, a connection to the net
>could not be established. So I unchecked this security feature in order to
>establish network connection.
>
>It's been suggested that if I can't secure a wireless connection then you
>should go wred and not wireless
>otherwise I may be the object of "War Driving".
>And one way to keep others out and to make the connection more secure is to
>record the mAC
>address of the Network Interface Cards (NIC) of each PC that is on your home
>LAN and only
>allow those MAC addresses to use the wireless connection.

MAC addresses can be easily spoofed, so that's *not* a good security solution.

>In C:\WINDOWS\Help\infrared.chm is a lot of information concerning security
>(WEP, WAP) relating to eavesdropping and unauthorized access all of which I
>consider as very important but is a bit beyond my comprehension.
>
>Is there short-easy-to-understand-way (i.e. check points or step-by-step
>instruction) to make
>my wireless workstation more secure?
>
>My System Information:-
>Platform: OS Microsoft Win32 XPPro Version 5.12600 SP2 Build 2600
>Processor: x86 Family 15 Model 3 Stepping 4 GenuineIntel ~2400Mhz, Pentium4
>MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00, Total Physical Memory 512MB.

"Configuring Windows XP IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks for the Home and Small
Business"
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/wifisoho.mspx>

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