On my home network I have a 63 completley random Wi-Fi password and I was wondering if there is any easy way to get the iPod Touch on my network without typing the crazy password, is there?
Thanks
While it is always good to have MAC filtering enabled, it is not a replacement for a strong password. MAC addresses can be easily spoofed, and if somebody finds out the MAC address of a device that is allowed on your network, they can make their device show up as that MAC address, and your router will grant it access to the network.
I agree with you and never suggested it was a "replacement for a strong password." But to put it in context, this user stated he was using a 63 character password, which I find completely unnecessary for security or practicality. In any case, since they are, I inferred that security is to the utmost importance to them and thought if I gave a solution of using a smaller password with the combination of MAC filtering this might satisfy their needs.
I had exactly the same problem, a 63 character GRC.com generated WPA key with ~ (tilde) in the string. In the end I just reduced the length and complexity, using mixed language, alpha-numeric, and random punctuation.
What might be helpful in future revs:
1) The ability to turn off password hiding so we can discreetly check long strings.
2) Extended character support for typing in ~ (how are we gonna enter "roughly equal to"? 😉
3) Cut'n Paste. 'Natch
(And I realize 63 pseudo-random keys are overkill, but they were just as easy as anything else on regular computers...
