Best WPA version to use on router?

-TangleFoot-

MothballsWallet wrote: »

If you've got a DG834G router like me...

Note: Netgear didn't add WPA2 to the mix until v3/v4.

MothballsWallet

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Note: Netgear didn't add WPA2 to the mix until v3/v4.

I've got a v3 one and I just noticed I made a mistake earlier: the underside label has the version at the top, above the picture of the router, not under it. Oops.

closed

http://192.168.0.1/setup.cgi?next_file=wire_wpap.htm

WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK

enter key, click apply, takes less than a minute

do it wired preferably

securityguy

closed wrote: »

http://192.168.0.1/setup.cgi?next_file=wire_wpap.htm

WPA-PSK+WPA2-PSK

enter key, click apply, takes less than a minute

do it wired preferably

It's worth pointing out that although there are some weaknesses in WPA-PSK or, more to the point, in the underlying TKIP, they are not remotely as serious as the weaknesses in WEP. Older equipment might not support WPA2 but for home users it's unlikely the difference matters. The key points are "do not use WEP" and "do not use obvious passphrases". The benefits of WPA2 over WPA are marginal in the extreme, by comparison with those two points.

An attacker who exploits the weaknesses in TKIP is able to inject between eight and fifteen packets into the network over the course of about five minutes. There are situations in which you could use that ability to do bad things, but they are relatively exotic and probably only of use in parallel with other attacks. It certainly isn't enough to assist an attacker in obtaining access to a wireless network in order to use your broadband connection.

-TangleFoot-

securityguy wrote: »

The key points are "do not use WEP" and "do not use obvious passphrases".

Indeed.

MothballsWallet

Even on my WEP setup, I think I used the generate password function in Whisper32 (a password manager program) with a long maximum length and all available characters to generate the key.

Problem is, my router's downstairs, my desktop PC's upstairs, and my laptop's not working, so it'll be more difficult to me to make the changes wired this time

somersethillbilly

Can't you unplug the router and move it upstairs and connect to the PC via ethernet to do this, and then return the router to it's current location when done?

closed

you can do it wirelessly, it will just disconnect and reconnect as you do it

securityguy

MothballsWallet wrote: »

Even on my WEP setup, I think I used the generate password function in Whisper32 (a password manager program) with a long maximum length and all available characters to generate the key.

Sadly, for WEP it doesn't make a blind bit of difference how you generate the key.

MothballsWallet

somersethillbilly wrote: »

Can't you unplug the router and move it upstairs and connect to the PC via ethernet to do this, and then return the router to it's current location when done?

I could do it that actually, I'd just have to plug the ethernet cable into the PC while it's switched off as the socket's at the back...