@njnyjobs Normally I would agree, but I assume that by “casual home user”, you include internet banking, right? WEP is so easy to crack that you may as well just tattoo your passwords on your forehead and post all your banking info (including PINs) on Facebook. I mean, you barely even have to try to crack WEP! A couple of minutes on Google could find you at least a dozen ways around it even if you barely have the computer knowledge to know what WEP is.
Trust me, if I thought the OP was doing anything more sensitive than internet banking or shopping online, I would have stronger (and more complex) security measures. I understand that most people aren’t as knowledgeable about this stuff as the100thmonkey and I; if they were, they wouldn’t be asking. So when I feel the need to give advice, I try to give advice that is simple to follow.
WPA/WPA2 is no harder to set up than WEP; the only real difference in configuration is selecting a different option in one drop-down dialog box. A very simple thing that makes a big difference in security. Simple + effective… seemed worth mentioning.