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**Cellus** · 12-16-2007, 08:40 PM

"Dynamic WEP" is a bit of a misnomer. First off, it is rare and is proprietary (it isn't a standard). Second, it is only dynamic insomuch as it is the same old static WEP key method except that it changes every X <insert configured time here>. Third, there really is no actual support for it - it was designed more than anything to be a stopgap until WPA and WPA2 came out. It sounds nice on paper, but with WPA out (it is no more difficult to configure than WEP) it is preferred to use that unless your hardware doesn't support WPA. Afterall, why not? WPA at the moment is quite solid.

By the way, 128-bit WEP can now be broken in as little as 60 seconds. Now that's fast.

12-16-2007, 08:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,633 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	Re: Netgear router security "Dynamic WEP" is a bit of a misnomer. First off, it is rare and is proprietary (it isn't a standard). Second, it is only dynamic insomuch as it is the same old static WEP key method except that it changes every X <insert configured time here>. Third, there really is no actual support for it - it was designed more than anything to be a stopgap until WPA and WPA2 came out. It sounds nice on paper, but with WPA out (it is no more difficult to configure than WEP) it is preferred to use that unless your hardware doesn't support WPA. Afterall, why not? WPA at the moment is quite solid. By the way, 128-bit WEP can now be broken in as little as 60 seconds. Now that's fast. __________________ TSF Networking Team HijackThis 5 Step Process Donate! Last edited by Cellus : 12-16-2007 at 08:42 PM.