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Originally Posted by c0rnholio
Hm..sorry but I have to disagree to that.
Here is the reason why: I have several WEP protected AP's in my neighbourhood, all in rage without the need for a directional antennae or an omni. What stops me (expect from my ethic) from capturing all their traffic for several days (or until I have enough packets) and then use aircrack to crack their keys within a minute? They are all "average home users" but they generate traffic day by day, someday more, someday less. Next thing is that I can still use Packet injection on these networks to get enough traffic without them knowing it. I would not recommend anyone using WEP anymore, even not for home use. Also think about KoreK's chopchop...decrypts a WEP encrypted packet in about a minute...
Just my 2 ct...
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Disagree all you want, I can't stop you.
I would like to hear what you recommend though. Many devices don't support alternatives such as WPA, and absolutely no WEP leaves you vunerable to those theiving idiots who think that if it's the AP is unencrypted they have carte blanche to use the network. WEP may be a poor choice, but it is still better than nothing.