Comments on: Why is my wireless internet slow? Because of WPA2 encryption. http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:46:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=9298 By: John http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/comment-page-1/#comment-20939 John Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:25:09 +0000 http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/#comment-20939 <p>WEP is actually breakable in under 60 seconds and should be considered mostly useless. While WPA is technically breakable that does not mean everyone should move from it. As noted in this post there is a performance trade off with encryption technologies. Implementation is about trade offs and quite often performance trumps security.</p> <p>So the question is what is passing over the wire. Is it more important that it get there quickly or securely? For home wireless WPA is typically good enough security and acceptable performance degradation. It's not like your sharing state secrets over your Airport connection. :-)</p> WEP is actually breakable in under 60 seconds and should be considered mostly useless. While WPA is technically breakable that does not mean everyone should move from it. As noted in this post there is a performance trade off with encryption technologies. Implementation is about trade offs and quite often performance trumps security.

So the question is what is passing over the wire. Is it more important that it get there quickly or securely? For home wireless WPA is typically good enough security and acceptable performance degradation. It’s not like your sharing state secrets over your Airport connection. :-)

]]> By: li http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/comment-page-1/#comment-20623 li Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:45:35 +0000 http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/#comment-20623 <p>WEP and WPA networks can be cracked in less than 5 min</p> WEP and WPA networks can be cracked in less than 5 min

]]> By: GSG http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/comment-page-1/#comment-14637 GSG Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:22:42 +0000 http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/#comment-14637 <p>If I could type accurately, everyone would be better off. SORRY! Corrected message follows: When I “upgraded” from Motorola Wireless-G with WEP to Linksys-N with WPA2 (WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router and WMP300N Wireless-N PCI Adapter) my DOWNLOAD throughput dropped from a mean of 8.34 Mbps to a mean of 0.75 Mbps [This drastic rate loss is constant and NOT a typo!] and UPLOAD dropped from mean 0.92 Mbps to 0.91 Mbps. I can no longer watch streaming video. I will be switching back to Linksys Wireless-N WEP over Christmas holiday break.</p> If I could type accurately, everyone would be better off. SORRY! Corrected message follows: When I “upgraded” from Motorola Wireless-G with WEP to Linksys-N with WPA2 (WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router and WMP300N Wireless-N PCI Adapter) my DOWNLOAD throughput dropped from a mean of 8.34 Mbps to a mean of 0.75 Mbps [This drastic rate loss is constant and NOT a typo!] and UPLOAD dropped from mean 0.92 Mbps to 0.91 Mbps. I can no longer watch streaming video. I will be switching back to Linksys Wireless-N WEP over Christmas holiday break.

]]> By: GSG http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/comment-page-1/#comment-14634 GSG Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:19:50 +0000 http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/#comment-14634 <p>When I "upgraded" from Motorola Wireless-G with WEP to Linksys-N with WPA2 (WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router and WMP300N Wireless-N PCI Adapter) my DOWNLOAD throughput dropped from a mean of 8.34 Mbps to a mean of 0.75 Mbps [This drastic rate loss is constant and NOT a typo!] and UPLOAD dropped from mean 0.92 Mbps to 0.91 Mbps. I can no longer watch steaming video. I will be switching back to Linksys Wireless-N WPA over Christmas holiday break.</p> When I “upgraded” from Motorola Wireless-G with WEP to Linksys-N with WPA2 (WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router and WMP300N Wireless-N PCI Adapter) my DOWNLOAD throughput dropped from a mean of 8.34 Mbps to a mean of 0.75 Mbps [This drastic rate loss is constant and NOT a typo!] and UPLOAD dropped from mean 0.92 Mbps to 0.91 Mbps. I can no longer watch steaming video. I will be switching back to Linksys Wireless-N WPA over Christmas holiday break.

]]> By: Dan Pickett http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/comment-page-1/#comment-2318 Dan Pickett Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:00:10 +0000 http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/#comment-2318 <p>FIOS arrives 1/23/08 for me - but I had a similar problem with WPA2 and my 360 - so I switched back to WPA</p> FIOS arrives 1/23/08 for me – but I had a similar problem with WPA2 and my 360 – so I switched back to WPA

]]> By: Bill http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/comment-page-1/#comment-2289 Bill Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:44:40 +0000 http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/#comment-2289 <p>Yeah, that's crazy. I switched from WEP to WPA and saw an increase in my download and upload speed. I'd say it increase 100%, which is nuts. I have Charter here. My service isn't quite as good as yours. Maybe I should call and see what else they have. I'm definitely not pleased with 4124kbps down and 488kbps up. Verizon, can we have FiOS now?!?!?!</p> Yeah, that’s crazy. I switched from WEP to WPA and saw an increase in my download and upload speed. I’d say it increase 100%, which is nuts. I have Charter here. My service isn’t quite as good as yours. Maybe I should call and see what else they have. I’m definitely not pleased with 4124kbps down and 488kbps up. Verizon, can we have FiOS now?!?!?!

]]> By: Kenny http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/comment-page-1/#comment-2279 Kenny Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:26:29 +0000 http://somedirection.com/2008/01/09/why-is-my-wireless-internet-slow-because-of-wpa2-encryption/#comment-2279 <p>I have an Airport Extreme and it has been working very well for me. Haven't had any issues with 2 laptops wireless and 2 computers on LAN as well as a 360.</p> I have an Airport Extreme and it has been working very well for me. Haven’t had any issues with 2 laptops wireless and 2 computers on LAN as well as a 360.

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