<div dir="ltr">WEP is as good as open. You should have WPA minimum</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">James Finstrom<br>Rhino Equipment<br><a href="http://rhinoequipment.com" target="_blank">http://rhinoequipment.com</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 8:17 PM, keith smith <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:klsmith2020@yahoo.com" target="_blank">klsmith2020@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit"><br>Hi,<br><br>I just got off the phone with Dell. I bought a new Dell and it would not connect to my WIFI. <br><br>I have another computer that is in another room that has worked on this network for 3+ years w/o an issue.<br>
<br>The first guy told me to never password protect my router, and never configure an access list. He said by using a WEP key my router is secure. I disagree. I'm thinking the more layers of security the better.<br>
<br>So the second guy says the problem was I needed to disable the router's PIN, which he did and then he changed the wireless channel to 6 (was auto) and the new Dell was able to access the Internet.<br><br>However then the computer in the other room could not access the Internet. Ok, after a reboot it now connects via WIFI.<br>
<br>I was able to re-activate my access list. I had a WEP key in
place the whole time. <br><br>I did a little reading on the PIN and it appears it is not all that important and is a consumer grade protection in case no other security is used.<br><br>Is the PIN just a low grade security level that is not all that effective? Also do you agree with the first guy that said the only change should be to add a WEP key?<br>
<br>Thanks!!<br><br><br> <br><br>------------------------<br>
Keith Smith</td></tr></tbody></table><br>---------------------------------------------------<br>
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