Thanks for the advice. However, from all the reading I have done on wireless security, MAC filtering and elimination of SSID broadcasting do not provide the level of security that a long security passphrase (ie a random 63 character passphrase) and WPA2 can provide. Even WPA has been hacked (albeit with great difficulty). While MAC filtering, WEP, and SSID hiding will keep out most people who really aren't into war driving, it won't keep those who purposefully war drive. Tom's Hardware has published an article on how one can hack into WEP with programs readily available on the net. It cites how the FBI was able to hack into WEP within three minutes with such programs. That's why I am unwilling to lower my security to access the net from my phone when I have a laptop that can access the net on my current setting.
I just wish I knew how to access the internet from my phone with the current security setting I have. |