[Gllug] [OT] How secure is MAC Address restrictions on wi-fi?

[Mamading Ceesay]

On 25/07/05, Rev Simon Rumble <simon at rumble.net> wrote:
> 
> WEP isn't much more secure, either.  Not broadcasting the SSID doesn't
> help either.  You just wait until you see some packets and you'll know
> the SSID.
> 

WEP with a static key is easily cracked.  WEP with dynamic keys is
much more secure, but can still have issues depending on how it's
implemented.
You could try alternaive VPN client software for your laptop,
depending on what sort of VPN is supported by the AP e.g. OpenVPN.

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