WRT54G Security

[ElijahBaley]

I have just updated the firmware on my WRT54G and notice that there are some new security technologies available in the setup.

Which would you recommend as the most secure?
Which would you recommend as the most secure, that does not need to use an authentication server?

Any other security tips?

Thanks for any help

..EB


"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!"

"Captain A.J. Rimmer, Space Adventurer!"

 

[jacw]

Bigger = better
3DES>DES
1024>768
PFS>no PFS
etc

 

[ElijahBaley]

Can you be more specific, is WPA Pre-Shared Key encryption better than 128 BIT WEP?



..EB


"Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!"

"Captain A.J. Rimmer, Space Adventurer!"

 

[bcastner]

If your workstation clients are XP, use WPA, and certainly install Service Pack 2.

To make it easy:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/winxpsp2.mspx

The new XP SP2 "Wireless Provisiong Service" is just great stuff.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0804.mspx

 

[jacw]

I also found the connections to be more reliable under WPA. When I tried WEP, the machine would disconnect and automatically reconnect all the time, generating irritating messages from the menu tray all the time.