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XP Wireless Zero Configuration

Hi! I have purchase a Aztech Wireless Router and I would like to ask how could i upgrade(etc) the Wireless Zero Configuration of XP Pro so that I could utilize WEP with 152bit or 256bit?

fyi - i could utilize the WEP to 256bit with the Client hardware, but I would like to learn if this is possible

thank you,
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What you really need to run is WPA...  MS put out a new update for their Wifi as outlined here:

Wireless update rollup package for Windows XP is available

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=826942

(WEP is inherently easy to crack, btw...)

FE
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do you mean that Zero Configuration could only goto 128bit? And I have check out my Aztech(model NA8300) and it mention it support WPA, but I can't find it anywhere inside the router

I have got SP2 so i already have the roll-up but same, i also can't find(or don't know) wheres the WPA inside my XP Pro

cheers,
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i found the WPA on my XP Pro, now we are left with my Wireless router i guess

thank you,
Yea...  configure it in both places and you should be set to go...  If you want more on the hazards of Wifi, and WEP, I have a link bookmarked as a resource for those disbelievers...  :)

http://www.cr0.net:8040/code/network/aircrack/

And...  

As indicated by its name, WEP serves to provide privacy. However, as I mentioned, its algorithms are flawed. WEP also doesn't include any support for authorization. To correct this problem, WPA has two main components:

The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) addresses the privacy concerns via enhanced encryption schemes.
The authentication component uses 802.1x and an authentication server to provide user-level access.

Now that being said, WPA can be cracked also, but it is much harder..

FE
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hi! i still couldn't find WPA in my NA8300 :(
whats the different between WPA and WPA-PSK and which one should i use?

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The other thing you could do is go and by lots of CAT5 cable.  You can install hooks in your ceilings and string the cable that way.  A couple of hubs and a patch cable, and you're all set!

(I'm trying to swipe points from Fatal_Exception... he's acting like he knows about wireless and stuff).... :-D

Just kidding, of course.  Give FE an A!

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*grin*  Who says I don't have a sense of humor?  
Thanks!

FE