For a number of third party wireless access points, AirPort 3.3 (released earlier this month) will not allow entry of a WEP key in the drop-down AirPort network selection menu, forcing users to enter ...

I tried to search this forum, but did not find any entries.<BR><BR>I would like to know how to enable WEP on my Linksys Wireless router and how do I get my Linksys wireless adapter to recognize my ...

Last week we showed you how to crack a Wi-Fi network's WEP key using a live CD and some command line fu. Today we've got other cracking options—but more importantly, clarification on the point of all ...

USB wireless adapter (old WUSB11 for a while, now trying a Belking N150) Before you crucify me, I'm running WEP security because I have a couple older Tivos that use WUSB11s, which require WEP AFAIK.

MacFixIt reader Guy Kuo reports a limitation in Apple's AirPort devices that prevents proper access to Windows-based wireless networks using a WEP slot key other than "1." In essence, if the wireless ...

Providing security for wireless LANs (WLANs) presents particular challenges. In a wired network it is possible to maintain physical control over the access points (APs)-an intruder must have access to ...

Here it is. A paper by Erik Tews, Ralf-Philipp Weinmann, and Andrei Pyshkin of the Darmstadt University of Technology demonstrates how to break 104 bit WEP in less than 60 seconds (PDF link). We ...

As I've warned earlier, any WEP based wireless LAN can be cracked in a matter of minutes. The current set of attacks are all implemented in a simple all-in-one CD that is available for free download ...

It's no secret that WEP isn't quite the cat's pajamas anymore when it comes to WiFi security, but the aging protocol is still used in a good many networks -- 59% in a recent survey of a large German ...

The encryption key of your D-Link router is the only thing that separates your wireless network from would-be hackers, data thieves or bandwidth leeches. Although important for home users as well, it ...