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Does WPA or WPA2 cause network slowness

  • 18-11-2009 07:33PM
    #1
    k123456
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,031 ✭✭✭


    My netgear router supports the following

    WPA-PSK [TKIP]
    WPA2-PSK [AES]
    WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]


    Which is most secure and does anyone of these cause network slowness (trying to avoid a protocol which will slow my connection down)

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    porte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭porte


    Stay secure, it wont slow your network much.
    Use this link to get 10 tips on how to improve your wireless network.


    http://www.microsoft.com/athome/setup/wirelesstips.aspx


  • #3
    samdeluxjones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 374 ✭✭samdeluxjones


    any extra baggage on your packets will slow your network down, on the way in and on the way out so its 2-fold.

    configure your router just to send out a static ip address that you assign it, just one, or in a range..

    then configure your wireless machine/laptop to recognise the router.

    no need for passwords any more and totally secure wireless network, only downside is having to change ip settings to access other wireless networks but its no big deal..


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