[Eug-lug] WPA with WEP?

[Rob Hudson]

I thought about a 2nd wireless router that did WEP but wouldn't it be 
over the same frequency?  Oh, but I just thought about the channels. 
They could be over different channels, right?

The DS does provide it's MAC address, so I could do it that way.  My 
preference would be to buy a cheap WAP and bridge it to the Linksys, 
possibly over ethernet and keep them in the same closet.

What else do I need to know?

-Rob

Ben Barrett wrote:
> 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 <mailto: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
> 
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