Wireless router question

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Have the option to run WEP with MAC address filtering?

Appears not (old SMC 7004) though can see the advantage.

Originally Posted by 'Ol Nobodaddy

I'll admit its a google search but i don't feel like typying everything

WPA:

Wifi Protected Access. It bridges the gap between WEP and the upcoming 802.11i standard, and is implementable via firmware upgrades in older hardware. WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (or TKIP), which is designed to alow WEP to be upgraded through corrective measures that address the existing security problems.

Advantages over WEP:

* IV length has increased to 48 bits from 24 bits, which allows WPA to achieve over 500 trillion possible key combinations.
* IVs are now better protected through the use of the TSC, or TKIP sequence counter, helping to prevent the re-use of IV keys.
* Master keys are never directly used.
* Better key management
* Impressive message integrity checking

Sort of the point of my question, not the CIA here so is only having, I don't know, a billion combinations really that bad? Should I be worried about the neighbour hacking into my computer and seeing my old CANTAX file (worst thing I can think of) if using WEP?