MacFixIt reader Guy Kuo reports a limitation in Apple's AirPort devices that prevents proper access to Windows-based wireless networks using a WEP slot key other than "1." In essence, if the wireless ...

For a number of third party wireless access points, AirPort 3.3 (released earlier this month) will not allow entry of a WEP key in the drop-down AirPort network selection menu, forcing users to enter ...

A network security key is basically your Wi-Fi password — it's the encryption key that protects your internet. There are three different kinds of network security keys: WEP, WPA, and WPA2, each more ...

Trying to keep your WiFi safe can feel confusing. There are a bunch of letters like WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 that show up when you look at your router settings. You might wonder what they all mean or ...

I read that a WPA implementation in a SOHO setting doesn't require an authentication server, instead a mode called "pre-shared key" will be used. How could this be more secure than WEP, since it can ...

I'm working on this router here (a DLink DI614+) that has very basic 64bit (they use a short pwd) WEP security.<BR><BR>On an HP laptop (using XP's applet, not HP's) I select the correct key and type ...

I admit I'm a PPC person and know just the basics of navigating my Clie UX-50, which I dearly love but frustrates me when trying to set the wireless internet Wep Key. It wants hexidecimal, so the only ...

I heard about a new WEP cracking technique. Can you explain it? WEP has been generally recognized as broken since 2001 when Fluhrer, Mantin, and Shamir, commonly known as FMS, published their paper ...

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) as a wireless security solution has been analysts' wireless whipping boy for years. But, for some reason, many companies still have ...