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Is RADIUS more secure than PSK?

I'm wondering what the relative security of RADIUS is compared to using a PSK. I know that when using Radius a unique session key is established, whereas with a PSK the same session key is used for ...
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How can i configure my wpa_supplicant.conf?

How can i configure my wpa_supplicant.conf? I am using OpenWRT in my TP-link WR841N in mode STA. But I can not connect to SMC ! I want connect to SMC by wpa_supplicant! But I know it's possible in ...
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Is monitor mode possible for just one SSID?

Is it possible to put the WiFi adapter on a Linux box into monitor mode and then tell it to join a specific WPA2-protected network, so that I might sniff all wireless traffic on that network? I'm ...
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Can I connect to an AP with Aircrack Suite and if yes how?

How can I connect to my WPA2 secured AP with aircrack suite?
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wpa_supplicant wlan debug RaLink RT2760

I'm attempting to use a RaLink RT2760 Wireless 802.11n 1T/2R Cardbus. This card auto-configures beautifully under Ubuntu 11.04, but I have a need for 10.04 LTS server, so I'm re-imaging. I configure ...
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Is data transfer through a WPA2 protected ad-hoc network slower as compared to a unsecure one?

We play multiplayer LAN games on our laptops by creating wifi ad-hoc connection (sometimes protected to ensure no one other than whom we want to, joins in). Now my question is how much using a secure ...
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Windows XP, Netgear DGN2200 and WPA2 blues

Ok, this one is doing my head in... I have just bought and installed a Netgear DGN2200 Wireless-N router, and it's all working find, but I can't get one laptop to communicate with it using WPA2. All ...
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Does the length of a WPA2-PSK passphrase affect wireless performance?

Will the performance of my home wireless network be affected by an overly long WPA2-PSK passphrase? Is the passphrase used only during authentication or is it used to encrypt all frames?
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What are the technical requirements for a WPA-PSK passphrase?

I was thinking of generating a WPA-PSK passphrase, and I see in the OpenBSD manpage for wpa-psk(8): The passphrase must be a sequence of between 8 and 63 ASCII-encoded characters. What exactly is ...
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Is there a way to sniff packets encrypted with WPA(2)?

I was reading about the recent FireSheep tool. People are saying that it is fine to sniff WPA/2 PSK networks because if you have the PSK, you can decrypt anyone's traffic. I am wondering if there are ...
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Ubuntu: no WPA2-PSK option for wireless security

I'm trying to connect to a new router that has WPA2-PSK encryption. In the connection window Ubuntu presents when choosing the network from the wifi menu, there are only the 3 WEP options (40/128 ...
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Local access only to router when encryption enabled

I have a Wireless Huawei HG520b Router and a Toshiba Satellite laptop. They can connect fine via ethernet, and the router has a connection to the internet no problem. But if I try to connect the ...
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Is there a way to “cut'n paste” a long WI-Fi password on an iPod Touch? [closed]

A friend recently asked for help setting up her iPod Touch to use via Wi-Fi at home. Setting up a router/WAP (Wireless Access Point) is something I have done before. However, I have never used an iPod ...
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No WPA2 option in Windows XP SP3

I have a fresh Windows XP SP3 installation on several PCs but none of them has WPA/WPA2 option in Wireless Networks section of the connection properties regardless of wireless adapters they have (that ...
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Windows XP Home Edition SP3 WiFi WPA2 not working

My netbook OS is Windows XP Home Edition SP3. My wireless network option shows WPA/WPA2 option when I select it, it connects to the router but no internet access. Then I changed my router settings to ...
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How to add support for wireless networking WPA2-PSK [AES] on Windows

I have the problem on one of my machines that it is not possible to select WPA2-PSK [AES] network. It is missing in the network encryption dropdown (please see a picture below from my computer where ...
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“Windows cannot connect hidden wireless network” on re-connecting to company network

I'm having this problem only with the wireless network at the company where I work. First off, I clicked the 'network' icon in the system tray (looks like mobile reception bars), found the company's ...
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Migrate WPA2-PSK keys between machines

I'm in the process of migrating my XP machine to Windows 7. Rather stupidly, I can't remember (nor find) my wireless keys. (They are also installed on a Vista machine if that makes anything easier). ...