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How Stable is WEP?

Posted by Cliff on from the protocol-or-implementation-issues dept.

PktLoss asks: "I recently joined the wireless home networking craze, and bought two products, a wireless router and a wireless PCMCIA card. When I just connect normally, I have no problems. The connection is rock solid, decent transfer rates. Im very happy with the purchase. However, for obvious reasons, I would like to enable WEP with 128bit encryption. However, once i do that, the connection goes flaky, dropping after a few moments, or minutes, even when mere feet from the router. Are there problems with stability and WEP? Do certain applications have issues with WEP (I've been disconnected when running nothing but Windows)? Is there anything i can do to resolve this?"

"Linksys blames this problem on:

Some applications are having problem with WEP. WEP or Wired Equivalent Privacy is performed jointly by Nikita Borisov, Ian Goldberg, and David Wagner and not yet standardized and not having solution with its wireless connection problems...
Does this sound like a load of crock to anyone or is it just me?"

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  1. Stability. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:Stability. by c4tp's+friend · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Has anyone noticed that that Goatsex guy is way too popular?

      --
      I dont like it when people think about what I think (say). Rather I try to make them think like I think.
  2. Duhhhh.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dear Slashdot,

    I bought a cheap wireless access point from ebay and sometimes I have a problem. Why doesn't WEP work right? Tell me what to do even though I am not providing any background information about the problem. I can't be bothered to try to troubleshoot it myself.

    Thank you,

    L33T Slashdot reader

  3. Re:Windows Wireless by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Not sure I understand ... how can the XP client utility be a homosexual? I don't think any client utility can even have sexual preference--that would imply that the client utilities are capable of intercourse, of which I've not seen any that are.

    Please clarify.