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I've recently joined the 21st century by getting DSL. The DSL
modem/gateway/router is an Actiontec GT-701WG. I picked up a Linksys
WPC54G PCMCIA card to connect my laptop to the DSL.
The laptop is a ThinkPad running Win2K, and I'm using the Linksys
drivers. The PC and the DSL connect just fine, generally, and I took
the further step of engaging WPA to keep my configuration a bit more
secure, hopefully.
I do have a few questions about WPA that I hope you folks can answer
for me.
First, I set the network up with WPA-PSK. When I initially connect,
the Linksys network monitor shows security as WPA and authentication
as WPA, however after some period of time, the monitor shows security
as WPA and authentication as "Open." Does this mean my connection is
no longer encrypted? Or is the WPA still working and I'm
misinterpreting the "authentication" field?
Also, I know WPA is supposed to be vastly more secure than the old
WEP, but how paranoid should I be about surfing with the laptop? Has
WPA been shown to be crackable in ordinary use? When you surf with
WPA, do you refrain from using online banking, etc.?
Thanks for your help.
Cheers,
Will
--
"I know you believe you understand what you think I said,
but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not
what I meant." - Alan Greenspan in Congressional Testimony.
I've recently joined the 21st century by getting DSL. The DSL
modem/gateway/router is an Actiontec GT-701WG. I picked up a Linksys
WPC54G PCMCIA card to connect my laptop to the DSL.
The laptop is a ThinkPad running Win2K, and I'm using the Linksys
drivers. The PC and the DSL connect just fine, generally, and I took
the further step of engaging WPA to keep my configuration a bit more
secure, hopefully.
I do have a few questions about WPA that I hope you folks can answer
for me.
First, I set the network up with WPA-PSK. When I initially connect,
the Linksys network monitor shows security as WPA and authentication
as WPA, however after some period of time, the monitor shows security
as WPA and authentication as "Open." Does this mean my connection is
no longer encrypted? Or is the WPA still working and I'm
misinterpreting the "authentication" field?
Also, I know WPA is supposed to be vastly more secure than the old
WEP, but how paranoid should I be about surfing with the laptop? Has
WPA been shown to be crackable in ordinary use? When you surf with
WPA, do you refrain from using online banking, etc.?
Thanks for your help.
Cheers,
Will
--
"I know you believe you understand what you think I said,
but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not
what I meant." - Alan Greenspan in Congressional Testimony.