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Originally Posted by Chris
Why bother? I gaurantee you that for every WEP encrypted network you can see, you can also see 2 that are wide open. What does an attacker gain from accessing YOUR network. The purpose of using WEP in a home environment is to avoid being a target of convenience.
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Greetings Chris. I got your point. Let me answer with a counter question. Why are script kiddies trying to get access to your computer over the internet? Even if you have a personal firewall they are always trying exploits for it. I think that the motivation of hacking into wireless networks is not always the same. Some do it for fun, some for other reasons. I have red posts on the internet where people answered to the question why they are trying to crack a wep encrypted network something like this:"I saw a tool on the internet and wanted to try it. Now I have access to my neighbours wep encrypted network..."
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Originally Posted by Chris
If a person has information on their home network that they feel needs actual protection from attackers, WEP is not an option...but for that matter...what they hell are they doing putting info that needs protecting on their wireless network anyway?
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Well, in my case I have information on my home network / home office that needs some protection + I'm paranoid (so maybe I'm not the best example). But I am not afraid to use wireless technologie in my enviroment because I know the risks and I know how to protect me. But the average home worker or home user uses his wep enabled wlan with the believe that it is safe enough. He writes emails, uses online banking, bids on ebay and so on. What if one of those mentioned script kiddies is his neighbour? Sure this is theoretical and as you mentioned before it is a philosophical question. Don't get me wrong, I accept opinion, but however have to disagree.
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Originally Posted by Chris
At this point we start to degrade into a philospophical INFOSEC discussion that can quickly become circular.
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Yeah, lets avoid that..I hate such discussions, they lead to nothing...
