Airport Security  settings...connection speeds?

My iMac is connect via ethernet, IBM notebook via Airport Extreme Base. I can go as low as 40 Bit WEP to as high as WPA2 Personal. While the WPA2 Personal gives the higest security does it give slower connection speeds? All our neighbors (Residential neighborhood) have securred networks. (5 in range) My wife uses the notebook primarily for AOL/Mail. We never transmit any personal/financial data over the notebook computer. Just curious about the speed factor! Thanks, Bill

WEP is an older technology. You should use WPA2 as it's most compatible. Connection speeds should not be affected by the encryption.

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