Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx> writes: > Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: >> Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >>> Yes I have been running WEP 'cause I have one old device that can >>> do no more than that, and I usually admit only certain [18 or 19] >>> MAC addresses that I have listed. Add to that the fact that I am in >>> a rural area surrounded by cotton and soy beans, the distance to the >>> road is about 200 meters, I don't think LAN security is a major >>> worry. I can't detect any other systems when I scan. >> >> Well, WEP will keep out the casual person looking for an open wifi. To >> be honest, I think that is good enough unless you have a bored and >> highly talented kid living next door. > > I live across the street from a college. My security is better than theirs, > thankfully. Reminds me of the joke about the two hikers preparing for a bear encounter. One hiker is removing his hiking boots and putting on sneakers. The other points out how useless this is because you can't outrun a bear. The first retorts, "I don't have to outrun the bear I only have to outrun you." In the same vein, you don't need great security, you just need something better than the school next door. ;-) Personally, I still believe in WPA2-only with CCMP-only and hex passwords pulled from /dev/random. It's not that much more work to set up that way and give the attackers something very substantial to chew on. -wolfgang -- Wolfgang S. Rupprecht http://www.wsrcc.com/wolfgang/ (IPv6-only) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
