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| Newer page: | version 3 | Last edited on Thursday, September 4, 2003 1:18:11 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
| Older page: | version 2 | Last edited on Thursday, September 4, 2003 12:54:49 pm | by FredrikAgren | Revert |
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-[Acronym] for __W__ired __E__quivilency __P__rotection
+[Acronym] for __W__ired __E__quivilency __P__rivacy
-or something.
It's supposed to make using wireless
as secure as using wired connections. In practise it takes your network from 'stupidly easy' to enter, to 'easy' to enter. the WEP protocol is reasonably broken. Don't rely on it (but then again, it's better than nothing -- but only just).
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-Note: It's "Privacy" - not "Protection". // FA
+It's supposed to make using WirelessNetworking
as secure as using wired connections. In practise it takes your network from 'stupidly easy' to enter, to 'easy' to enter. the WEP protocol is reasonably broken. Don't rely on it (but then again, it's better than nothing -- but only just).
