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Old 10-17-2004   #1 (permalink)
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enabling WEP vs. disabling DHCP?
Since WEP is crackable, would it make my wifi AP more secure to disable DHCP and use static IP's based on my MAC addresses?
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It can't hurt. However, it's far from perfect. The MACs can be spoofed right along with the IP.
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Since WEP is crackable, would it make my wifi AP more secure to disable DHCP and use static IP's based on my MAC addresses?

I don't see these as an either/or. In my opinion you should filter by MAC, disable DHCP, AND enable encryption. I would use WEP only if there is no other means available (ex. WPA), but still filter by MAC and disable DHCP.

Only filtering by MAC and disabling DHCP are basically useless on their own because MAC spoofing is exceedingly simple as is configuring your card to utilize a static IP.
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I never said I was going to use either/or. I was asking if disabling DHCP would make me more secure. I guess I should have been more specific.
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