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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 29/12/2010 12:18, NW wrote: > I have a Netgear 604g router which can enable wifi security. At the > moment I am not using it as I live in an area where few people have a > computer. However it would probably be an idea to set some sort of > security up. Since I do not know much about it I am asking for some > help. > > There are various choices. I do not know which to go for. > WPA-PSK > WPA2-PSK > both of those together > WPA-802 1x > WPA2-802 1x > and both those together. > > So I am confused. Can anyone help me please? Also, once set up what do > I have to change on my laptop which is using Linux Mint v9 Xfce? Is it > just a matter of typing in the password? > > Thanks > > Neil > WPA2-PSK is generally considered secure enough these days. If you have some old legacy hardware you might also need the WPA-PSK (v1) also. Personally, I use WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK together as I have some old cranky hardware lurking around. ;-) HTH Neil -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk0bKggACgkQz3Av8JKgzxRNwQCgmQFqLe6kpxnN6ZUNdSW95UVU epIAn20A5QYTjZT/a97eFrMZqI2IrdKg =TKzx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq