[Eug-lug] WPA with WEP?

[Ben Barrett]

AFAIK the radios support only one [encryption] mode at a time; I've seen
mode-hopping for certain but not normal uses...
So unless I missed something too I think you'd either need to run a 2nd
router (or make a 1-1 connection for the DS Lite).
If the current conclusions that WPA is better than WEP hold up, and you're
using WPA for general usage,
then you'd be advised to further lock down whatever WEP connection to do
bridge to your WAN/LAN, for instance:

Does the DS need to reach only the WAN, or other LAN devices? (aside from
its ad-hoc wifi -- provide on the routing needed)
Can you further lock down the WEP radio to only talk to your DS's MAC
address?  This might hinder visitors' DS's... up to you.

Seems to me like a spare WEP device ona  system you can control routing on
would do the trick.  :)
If you don't have a routing computer power on enough of the time, then it
seems like a spare cheap router would be needed.

    Ben


On 1/8/07, Rob Hudson <rob at euglug.net> wrote:
>
> I got a Nintendo DS Lite for Christmas.  Unfortunately it doesn't
> support wireless using WPA, only WEP.  Since I don't have any hard wired
> systems in my house I'd rather not downgrade the security of my
> wireless.  I've got a Linksys WRT-54 -- one of the good ones, and it's
> running the stock software.
>
> Is there a way to offer both WPA and WEP from the same router?  Is it
> even a good idea?  Are there other options for keeping my wireless
> secure but allowing my DS Lite to connect?
>
> -Rob
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://euglug.org/pipermail/euglug/attachments/20070108/0eb9428d/attac=
hment.htm