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Old 08-06-2006, 10:05 AM
Jeff Liebermann
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Default Re: Linksys home network problems

"Amanda" <amanda772008@yahoo.com> hath wroth:

>> 5. Then switch to WPA or WPA2 with a strong passphrase.

>
>What's the different between WPA Pre-Shared Key and WPA RADIUS? Which
>one should I choose?


WPA-PSK is "pre shared key". This is where you type in a >20
character encryption key into the router and all connecting devices.

A "strong passphrase" is one that you can't remember.

WPA-RADIUS is where you have a RADIUS server somewhere, that has a
database of user logins, passwords, MAC addresses, certificates, etc,
that are used to authorize user and authenticate the client using
802.1x authentication.

You probably want WPA-PSK or what Linksys calls "WPA Personal".

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