Setting Up a Router:

[Andrew Farris]

On Fri, 2009-10-02 at 21:39 -0500, Joseph wrote:
> Nathan Bahn wrote:
[snip]
> >
> > I understand completely your distrust of WiFi security.  I have a 
> > Westell 527W (a Verizon model, don't you know) and I FINALLY became 
> > concerned enough to flash the firmware so that WPA2 (AES) -- as 
> > opposed to WPA -- would become an option.  OK, so after I had done 
> > that I noticed that on the browser's security pages that WEP was -- 
> > get this -- RECOMMENDED OVER WPA!!!  There HAD to be a reason for such 
> > stupidity and before dawn I found out what it was:  Verizon DOES 
> > _*NOT*_ support WPA/WPA2.  Yes, that's correct -- Verizon support 
> > staff are NOT *TRAINED _IN_ /the WPA/WPA2 procedures!/*  
> > Unbelievable.  But then, they didn't tell me that BSSID and MAC 
> > filtering were useless, so maybe I /*shouldn't*/ be surprised.

BSSID & MAC-filtering in general aren't useless, are they? or perhaps
just on your Verizon thingy? I thought at least mac-filtering was
reasonably secure... I basically just quit caring enough about it to
research it after I trashed my last wireless router...

> I did set an Encryption.  After reading everything, I felt the WPA/WPA2 
> was the best...   what do you all think?

If you must have wireless, It's my understanding that WPA2 with AES is
pretty secure.I actually just read a funny little webcomic the other day
that explained how AES worked... perhaps you might find it interesting
too:
http://www.moserware.com/2009/09/stick-figure-guide-to-advanced.html

enjoy!

-- 
Andrew
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