<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 30/05/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Pete Ryland</b> <<a href="mailto:pdr@pdr.cx">pdr@pdr.cx</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 30/05/07, London School of Puppetry <<a href="mailto:lspinfo@gmail.com">lspinfo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Can anyone tell me what a WEP key is and what it does?<br><br>WEP is one of the encryption methods used over wireless ethernet
<br>(802.11), encrypting all traffic with a shared secret known as the WEP<br>key. Unfortunately, it's not very secure, so it's recommended to use<br>WPA if you desire that your communications not be eavesdropped.
<br><br>The first hit on Google for "WEP" brings up the Wikipedia article<br>which contains more details.<br><br>Pete<br>Thanks Pete- I will check out the articlce. Caroline<br>--<br><a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">
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