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06-03-03, 09:59 PM

I have a small wireless home network- one WAP, 2 desktop computers, and 1 Axim occasionally.

I've been reading on this site about security and had a question or 2. It seems that the best security would be to set up MAC filtering. So, if a person set up MAC filtering and entered the addresses of their 3 wireless clients, what would be the advantage of implementing additional security such as changing/not broadcasting SSID's, etc.?

I was going to ask why I would need WEP but it seems that if I happened to enter a password into an internet site, that would keep someone from sniffing my data out of the air.

(For anybody just joining us, here is a link to a good discussion about securing your wireless network:
http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...=securing+your
)

06-03-03, 09:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
v8sho Guest Posts: n/a	question about wireless security I have a small wireless home network- one WAP, 2 desktop computers, and 1 Axim occasionally. I've been reading on this site about security and had a question or 2. It seems that the best security would be to set up MAC filtering. So, if a person set up MAC filtering and entered the addresses of their 3 wireless clients, what would be the advantage of implementing additional security such as changing/not broadcasting SSID's, etc.? I was going to ask why I would need WEP but it seems that if I happened to enter a password into an internet site, that would keep someone from sniffing my data out of the air. (For anybody just joining us, here is a link to a good discussion about securing your wireless network: http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...=securing+your )