Few devices support 256-bit WEP, including Windows XP.
If you're concerned about security over wireless, you should be using WPA anyway - much more secure than any version of WEP. 256-bit WEP is just as simple to crack as 64 bit - it just takes a few more guesses.
It's my opinion that I can post whatever I feel like on this thread. It's my opinion that Dell's doing the right thing by ignoring a dead non-standard and supporting a much more effective accepted standard.
Don't like it? My opinion is that I don't really care. Get over yourself.
TechniKal
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Posted December 15th, 2004 17:00
Few devices support 256-bit WEP, including Windows XP.
If you're concerned about security over wireless, you should be using WPA anyway - much more secure than any version of WEP. 256-bit WEP is just as simple to crack as 64 bit - it just takes a few more guesses.