WEP or WPA/WPA2 for computer to gaming console?

Question

I'm pretty new to this whole WEP, WPA, and WPA2 security thing. I barely know what it is, but I somewhat got the jist of it. Anyway, I just need to make sure that my wireless network cannot be tapped (well, unless it was some super smart hacker which is a very unlikely possible in my neighborhood.) I have no other computers in the house at the moment, and I just need to use a wireless router for a gaming console. So if possible, I'd like to keep the connection between my the router, my computer, and the gaming console(s) at all cost.

Which should I use? WEP, WPA, WPA2? Which one is easiest to install? Please just remember that I'm pretty new to this, so please, if you can, stray away from the more technical terms and make the response as simple and comprehensive as possible for someone who knows very little about this.

I have a Netgear WGR614v7 by the way, just incase it matters.

Answer 1

Out of curiosity, I searched the web and after only 30 minutes I was able to hack my other computer that was using WEP....WEP is old and not very secure....

If your gaming console supports WPA 2 then use that, if its not hopefully its at least WPA compatible.....

Answer 2

Answer depends on your console. Not all consoles support WPA and WPA2; some might only support WEP. It works like this: WEP < WPA < WPA2, where WEP is the least secure and WPA2 is the most secure. Find out what your gaming console supports, and just select the highest security option you can.

Answer 3

Its not the security type that you select that makes it secure. Just selecting a security type keeps the general person in the neighborhood from connecting to it.

To truly make it hard to find and connect to, what you want to do once you have set up your connection, is to make the SSID hidden, or set it to not broadcast the SSID. Once this is done, only things that know you SSID ahead of time can connect to it.

As far as WEP, WPA and WPA2 security goes, they are in order from the least secure to the most secure, but if a hacker really wants in, it will only take at most 24 to 48 hours for them to break in. But the hackers really dont care about that at all for the most part. They just want an already open free access node to use. They dont want to have to do any work, because they are not usually in the area long enough to do any real hacking work.

What I do is I use WEP with Open connection type, 128 bit key, entered using hexadecimal digits. I keep a copy of the keys I use written down in several places, so they are never lost. By using random hexadecimal digits, it is really hard for them to guess a password, since it does not relate to any real-world text phrase.

Answer 4

probable, very probable, sure. No concern. yet you're splendid in understanding that it ought to ensue. next time, use a different key and attempt to no longer use a similar key for WEP better than as quickly as. I mean rotate a series of keys on your WEP such which you do no longer use a similar key two times in a row. selection the series of use. Overkill, sure, yet far greater safeguard. that is not any longer too probable that anybody is finding at you at any given 2d, so using WEP for a quick era should not be a concern and that's obvious which you comprehend that WPA/WPA2 is greater safeguard, so which you will desire to no longer be worried.

Answer 5

Simple enough if you are worried about wireless "hackers", use WPA2 it is by far the safest, instruction manuals are pretty good at helping you out with getting them up and running.

Answer 6

WPA2.