Hank,

Thanks much.

"Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote:

> Dustin Harper wrote:

> > Previous post said WEP. Try WPA, it's a bit more secure, but still not
> > perfect. WEP is VERY easy to crack, WPA is more difficult, but not
> > impossible. Also, turn off the SSI broadcast on your router. Only the
> > die-hard people would find and/or hack into your setup.
> >

>
> Another thing that may help is to set the security so that only specific
> MAC addresses are allowed into the router.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Hank Arnold
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Server - Directory Services
>

On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:35:19 -0500, Hank Arnold (MVP) wrote:

> Dustin Harper wrote:

>> Previous post said WEP. Try WPA, it's a bit more secure, but still not
>> perfect. WEP is VERY easy to crack, WPA is more difficult, but not
>> impossible. Also, turn off the SSI broadcast on your router. Only the
>> die-hard people would find and/or hack into your setup.
>>

>
> Another thing that may help is to set the security so that only specific
> MAC addresses are allowed into the router.

MAC filtering is pretty much a waste of time when it comes to WiFi security
as spoofing a MAC address is a very trivial endeavor.
--
Paul Adare
MVP - Virtual Machines
http://www.identit.ca
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Nothing is foolproof. If a dedicated person really wants to get in
they will. But, there are plenty of things you can do to keep out 99
of other Joe Schmoes. Some are harder to do than others, so do whateve
you feel comfortable with:
- Change the default username/password to access your route
- Change the default IP address range. For example, I think linksy
is almost always 192.168.1.xxx. You can change it to sa
192.168.100.xx
- Enable WEP or WPA (WPA2 being more secure
- Enable MAC filtering to allow only your MAC addresses to connec
- Restrict the number of DHCP clients to 3 (or however many device
you have) will help, since it will be harder for another computer t
grab in IP addres
- Don't broadcast your SSI
- Enable the integrated firewall in your router if available.You should do all these from the wired desktop, in case you fudge
setting, you'll still be able to connect. And be ready to reset you
router back to factory defaults if necessary...it happens. :

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So is breaking WEP. But, for the average user with a nosey neighbor, it is
enough to get by. If you want more security, there are a lot more things
that can be done.

--
Dustin Harper
dharper@vistarip.com
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"Paul Adare" <pkadare@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:35:19 -0500, Hank Arnold (MVP) wrote:
>

>> Dustin Harper wrote:

>>> Previous post said WEP. Try WPA, it's a bit more secure, but still not
>>> perfect. WEP is VERY easy to crack, WPA is more difficult, but not
>>> impossible. Also, turn off the SSI broadcast on your router. Only the
>>> die-hard people would find and/or hack into your setup.
>>>

>>
>> Another thing that may help is to set the security so that only specific
>> MAC addresses are allowed into the router.

>
> MAC filtering is pretty much a waste of time when it comes to WiFi
> security
> as spoofing a MAC address is a very trivial endeavor.
> --
> Paul Adare
> MVP - Virtual Machines
> http://www.identit.ca
> No line available at 300 baud.