From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 13 16:34:07 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0495D106564A for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:34:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gobble.wa@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gx0-f182.google.com (mail-gx0-f182.google.com [209.85.161.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADCAE8FC18 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:34:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ggki1 with SMTP id i1so2257105ggk.13 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:34:06 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=6Y2eBqiyudan29YSEYrqXLh73FIlzgukYhMaUyvqCpg=; b=Jiqwgcj2oKMLf++qnxKpqhWwI5IGkVQFxjA+mrNLFttafovBfRaQcLe1UF/zDL6MDJ HB2TaQiHMWBXiyzoD2YGDdye+yP3X0V6hjHfE3s+mbXE5wUgD5U3JQT5YIFx4JbHVxMf Hmz5BXGYfs+2qVMKUMy4IQTF3nC0WgJdcebt8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.214.73 with SMTP id ny9mr1525219igc.1.1326472445688; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:34:05 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.31.65 with HTTP; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:34:02 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.231.31.65 with HTTP; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:34:02 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20120113152017.GA3193@tiny> References: <4F0FC951.60409@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <4F0FDD54.3000402@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <20120113152017.GA3193@tiny> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:34:02 -0800 Message-ID: From: Waitman Gobble To: Matthias Apitz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Da Rock Subject: Re: wireless and/or routing question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:34:07 -0000 On Jan 13, 2012 7:19 AM, "Matthias Apitz" wrote: > > El d=EDa Friday, January 13, 2012 a las 07:03:11AM -0800, Waitman Gobble escribi=F3: > > > Hi, > > > > Thanks. I've always heard countless rumors about WPA being wise :) I'll > > take your advice and take a step up in technology. My "stubborn > > conservatism" probably roots back to the time when not all devices could do > > WPA, or at least I had crazy trouble getting things to work. But this > > learned attitude was probably around 2000, which was like a million years > > ago with dinosaurs and stuff. Time for me to finally get with it. > > > > ... > > Concerning WEP ./. WPA: From the technical point it is clear, WPA is > more secure; but there are other aspects as well; we have had in Germany > cases where the WAN IP of the AP appeared as source addr of some kind of > crime (access to child porn or whatever) and the AP owner said: I'm > using WEP, it was not me, and someone highjacked my AP ... and he/she > went home as free person; > > matthias > -- > Matthias Apitz > e - w http://www.unixarea.de/ > UNIX since V7 on PDP-11, UNIX on mainframe since ESER 1055 (IBM /370) > UNIX on x86 since SVR4.2 UnixWare 2.1.2, FreeBSD since 2.2.5 thanks, going to try WPA this weekend. My apartment is not so convenient for drive-by scanners (cant think of the proper term at the moment) but i do have at least one neighbor who appears potentially suspect.. like he might try to hack my ap for fun. Waitman