WEP to buy or not - wireless router

wazza

Hi,

been looking at the virgin website at wireless routers for the my ntl broadband to see what they offer and recommend. Have seen these two and was wondering which is better -

http://accessories.virginmedia.com/webstore/CNETrelated/ExtendedInformation.aspx?ExtendedCode=NTL0508&ExtendedProdCode=M160614&CatCode=SELF520302

don't know what encryption it uses

and

http://accessories.virginmedia.com/webstore/CNETrelated/ExtendedInformation.aspx?ExtendedCode=S1554776&ExtendedProdCode=0862408&CatCode=SELF520302

which only uses WEP encryption.


Am i right in saying WAP is more secure than WEP. If so should i avoid the second item?

thanks in advance

albertross_2

WPA is far more secure than WEP, and most routers support it, I haven't checked but I suspect the Belkin one would as well.

You don't have to buy from them, have a look at ebuyer, amazon, broadbandbuyer.co.uk to see how the prices compare, Netgear are a good brand.

If you have cable, you need a Cable/dsl router, as opposed to an ADSL model for BT lines.

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/48546/rb/27469908444