Miner_Guy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Hey, basically i have the old ds with pokemon white and i want to play online but it needs a wep key but my bt homehub 2.0 has a wpa key (the more modern key), so to play online i either have to buy one of their overpriced cables (£20) or i can change my internet to a wep key. Does this have any consequences with my internet? Will people be able to hack my internet easily? I know the steps to change it because i found a link to it but is it worth it or should i buy the cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 WEP keys are quite easy to hack AFAIK, although I'm not sure that people care enough to bother. Your average Joe isn't going to know that they can be hacked, let alone how. WEP should be fine. RIP TET "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 I'd buy the cable. WEP is signficiantly weaker than WPA. That said, it's up to you - it's not likely someone would try to break into your router anyway. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miner_Guy Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 Will it muck up my internet in anyway or m ake it slower because i dont want to risk unless i 100% sure it wont break my internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 No, it shouldn't have any effect on your internet. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 It shouldn't mess it up at all. I doubt anyone really wants to hack into your internet. That said, it is easier to hack and less secure. I think you'd be fine either way. The wire may get annoying with you having to sit next to the router when you play (I assume that's how it works). It is of course all up to you, that's just my opinion. RIP TET "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miner_Guy Posted April 8, 2011 Author Share Posted April 8, 2011 I am a bit put off with the £20 price tag and the item is discontinued so would have to get a second hand one which could be unreliable. Is there anyway to change the wep back to the wpa if it was originally wpa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Yes of course, it's all in the options for the BT HomeHub. I'd explain how but I'm not currently at home.. instructions will be in the internet somewhere. It'll be under the security tab, either in options or in advanced options - I'm not sure. RIP TET "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy500fan Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 WEP works fine, it's enough to stop almost every single person that actually would see your network, since almost every single person will see it is locked and not even bother with it. If you are worried about it though your router might have MAC filtering capabilities. But really you don't need to worry at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomster Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 WEP is vulnerable to a determined hack, by exploiting the known flaws, so if forced to used WEP for compatibility, you need to secure against possible intruders in other ways.MAC address filtering is overrated, anyone smart enough to use a wep crack tool, will be smart enough to spoof a MAC address, but any extra deterrent is worth a go. Key point, is to use a decent software firewall to protect the PC from an attacker, and to check router logs & stats. Also, it seems the more useage, the easier it is to attack, so if you have to use WEP for a DS, it would be better if nothing else was on wireless. Another possibilty would be to use a second router to provide WEP, and turn off when not needed, but then you may as well go for the cable option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miner_Guy Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Is it possible to keep changing back and forth from wep to wpa, so i can change it back when i stop playing pokemon online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Yes, but I'd imagine that you'd need to keep signing on to the network each time you change security on each computer, so it would be a pain. It can be done though. RIP TET "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miner_Guy Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Sorry to be a nuisance again, if i changed to wep key and my phone is bt as well would it then be disconnected? If so when i changed it back to wpa key and i used the same wpa key would the phone automatically reconnect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ember Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 It depends on what phone you're talking about. The normal phones that just plug into the phone lines would be fine. The BT Homehub phones that connect to your homehub and use a different number to your normal 'landline' phone.. I assume they would work 100%, although I couldn't vouch for that. RIP TET "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miner_Guy Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 Um my phone is bt so same as the internet, but is connected by cable but you can take it out like the holder thing and walk around the house with it, so would it muck up the phone line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Yeah all the phones should be fine. You can always revert it if they don't - but they will. My concerns are about the broadband phones but those are bt too (and plug and play) so they'll be fine too. RIP TET "That which does not kill us makes us stronger." - Friedrich Nietzsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miner_Guy Posted April 15, 2011 Author Share Posted April 15, 2011 Thanks everyone for the help, it works and i am now playing online :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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