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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6595703.stm
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RobDickson
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Do people actually still use WEP? It's not exactly news that WEP is about as useful as leaving your front door unlocked. Still, I suppose it's better than nothing.
I've found it quite annoying recently that some Wi-Fi devices that I want to buy only support WEP, and don't support WPA.
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Do people actually still use WEP?
Yep, i did a search using my Wii console when i was trying to get it to connect to my router it found 1 person in the street using Wep and 5 using WPA.
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Nintendo DS users can only access the net via WEP, which is crazy IMO
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maxping__
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I didnt know that, i think i know whos using WEP as one of the lads up the street has a DS.
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I have a DS Lite and won't use it online because I'd have to change my security settings and it's not worth the hassle to everything else hooked up to the network.
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RobDickson
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One of my neighbours has a network with no security at all. I suppose the casual drive-by surfer will use the unsecured network, rather than the WEP network, so WEP is better than nothing. I still can't believe that wireless stuff is still sold that can't use WPA.
Still, unsecured networks do have their advantages:
http://www.ratemynetworkdiagram.com/?i=1318
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