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wireless WPA2 protection
- Thread starter jericho
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davidireland
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No, that does NOT mean your passphrase will change. It will stay as HELLO until you decide to change it.
I'm not 100% on what that does mean, but it probably means it just refreshes and checks everything is vaild.
I'm not 100% on what that does mean, but it probably means it just refreshes and checks everything is vaild.
davidireland
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Yeah, you might want to change that. (not that i think anyone would probably be able to guess that. Sometimes simple is the way to go haha)
BUT!! Hello isn't your encryption key! Its your pass PHRASE. The router takes your passphrase and converts that to the type of encryption you picked.
For example, in 32 bit wep encryption Hello would be converted to
"48:81:ed:9f:y8" (BTW that was completely random...)
However, if the "hacker" uses the linksys setup utility he could generate keys with a common passphrase you might choose.
BUT!! Hello isn't your encryption key! Its your pass PHRASE. The router takes your passphrase and converts that to the type of encryption you picked.
For example, in 32 bit wep encryption Hello would be converted to
"48:81:ed:9f:y8" (BTW that was completely random...)
However, if the "hacker" uses the linksys setup utility he could generate keys with a common passphrase you might choose.
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davidireland said:Yeah, you might want to change that. (not that i think anyone would probably be able to guess that. Sometimes simple is the way to go haha)
BUT!! Hello isn't your encryption key! Its your pass PHRASE. The router takes your passphrase and converts that to the type of encryption you picked.
For example, in 32 bit wep encryption Hello would be converted to
"48:81:ed:9f:y8" (BTW that was completely random...)
However, if the "hacker" uses the linksys setup utility he could generate keys with a common passphrase you might choose.
ok thanks..but that pass phase is still suspectible to attack launched by airsnort and other major wpa cracking tools right?
davidireland
New Member
Yes but any key is...like i said its best you change it to something else you'll remember. Not something easily guessed like your Dogs name, which your neighbors would know, but something else only you might guess.