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Hi, I would like to know if it's dangerous to use the default
encryptions keys from a wireless modem/router without using your own
passphrase to generate the keys. I always thought that the default keys

were randomly generated at manufacturing time so I thought that they
could be used without any security risks. Is it the case? or are the
default keys exactly the same in all routers of the same model?

Thanks in advance

none wrote:

> Hi, I would like to know if it's dangerous to use the default
> encryptions keys from a wireless modem/router without using your own
> passphrase to generate the keys. I always thought that the default
> keys
>
> were randomly generated at manufacturing time so I thought that they
> could be used without any security risks. Is it the case? or are the
> default keys exactly the same in all routers of the same model?
>
> Thanks in advance

I've not seen any routers that *had* default encryption keys. The
routers I've set up all have had encryption disabled as default. Of
course, I haven't worked with all brands of routers, basically just
D-Link, Linksys, Belkin, and some Buffalo ones. If you've got a router
that does enable encryption and a key as default, I would not suggest
using default settings, just as you shouldn't use the default SSID.

Malke
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Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

"Malke" <> wrote in message
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> none wrote:
>
>> Hi, I would like to know if it's dangerous to use the default
>> encryptions keys from a wireless modem/router without using your own
>> passphrase to generate the keys. I always thought that the default
>> keys
>>
>> were randomly generated at manufacturing time so I thought that they
>> could be used without any security risks. Is it the case? or are the
>> default keys exactly the same in all routers of the same model?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>
> I've not seen any routers that *had* default encryption keys. The
> routers I've set up all have had encryption disabled as default. Of
> course, I haven't worked with all brands of routers, basically just
> D-Link, Linksys, Belkin, and some Buffalo ones. If you've got a router
> that does enable encryption and a key as default, I would not suggest
> using default settings, just as you shouldn't use the default SSID.
>
> Malke
> --

So how is someone driving by supposed to get into
the network if you change the defaults ???

mikey