wnaplay1647545503 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I dont know alot about this stuff so please try to keep answers basic. I am trying to connect an older laptop to a new verizon jetbox mifi spot thing. Default I believe it to be wpa2 secured. I believe I was able to connect but not for long. If I go into it and switch it to wep secured it seems to stay connected and be fine. Does this make sense? Also the laptop asks for a network key but when I go into the admin panel none is listed. I did make one up and added it to the admin panel just so I had something to put in the laptop when prompted. Any of this making sense? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supplicium Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 some older wireless network adapters cannot support WPA, would be my first guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 try changing the password on it or something. but i concur with wpa support. the encryption is way more complex, so it may have to do with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 some older wireless network adapters cannot support WPA, would be my first guess This... KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Is wep still fairly secure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyall86 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 This has already been answered correctly with the mention of the old laptop not supporting WPA. WEP is not very secure and can be easily cracked. Is it possible to hide the SSID on the mifi device? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Is wep still fairly secure? no i can brute force a wep password in a few hrs. if you can, use a password of at least 12 characters and the time it takes to crack goes significantly up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 no i can brute force a wep password in a few hrs. if you can, use a password of at least 12 characters and the time it takes to crack goes significantly up. using aircrack-ng and multiple clients forcing auth data, or heavy network traffic, more like 10 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I am only worried that I use the mifi so my ipad can use the square credit card reader. Should someone hacking my network even be a concern? They would literally have to be in front of my shop making the attempt or within close proximity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyall86 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 You might be able to pick up a cheap usb wifi adapter that supports WPA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex1647545498 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I might have a usb wifi adapter that does support wpa... I'll have to find it. I'm still on 3rd shift so I'll txt you when I wake up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 That would be ideal. Alex let me know. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 So, let me drop a little bit of knowledge here. WEP uses the RC4 mechanism for encryption but was broken in 1997 WPA was a temporary fix for RC4 with some changes but the same hardware, simple WPA passwords are broken using a rainbow table WPA2 new hardware, new software, WAY harder to break So, most devices support WEP because they could buy the hardware cheap. It takes a firmware upgrade to use WPA as it is the same hardware it just needs software. WPA2 is all new hardware and if you are having problems you probably need new drivers installed. Sorry, wifi isn't something I can keep simple as it isn't simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 You might be able to pick up a cheap usb wifi adapter that supports WPA. this i picked up a Asus usb adapter for $25 at microcenter a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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