[geeks] cheap, secure wifi router?

[Lionel Peterson]

> On Dec 15, 2015, at 6:35 AM, Phil Stracchino <phils at caerllewys.net> wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/15 18:41, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> Is $40 'cheap'?
>>
>> Linksys WRT-54GL runs openWRT and is very reliable hardware. To secure
your
>> wifi, MAC ID screening would be best - it would prevent any other devices
from
>> joining your WiFi network. In theory.
>
> MAC ID filtering will keep out casual leeches.  But if someone's
> actually trying to break into the network via wifi, MAC spoofing isn't
hard.

As I said, "In theory." I would be very reluctant to declare any single
approach to security as absolute, but as noted earlier MAC ID filtering,
coupled with a silent SSID and reduced power would go a long way towards
making a wifi network 'secure'.