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| Thread ID: 83275 | 2007-09-26 03:07:00 | Secure wireless network | Jacquie (9851) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 595128 | 2007-09-26 03:07:00 | I recently got a dlink wireless modem, it is currently unsecured. How can I make it secured? | Jacquie (9851) | ||
| 595129 | 2007-09-26 03:21:00 | Enable WPA or WPA2, if that and whatever is connected to it supports it. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 595130 | 2007-09-26 06:11:00 | Turn on MAC filtering and turn off SSID Broadcast if it gives you those options as well. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 595131 | 2007-09-26 07:08:00 | Turn on MAC filtering... Don't bother. If you have set up WPA2 encryption (don't bother with WEP) this is un-needed. It is also one of the easiest 'methods of security' to bypass. Tell me what you Router Model number is, and I can give you step-by-step instructions on how to make it completely secure with 256-bit WPA2 encryption. |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 595132 | 2007-09-26 08:28:00 | It can't hurt. You cant be too safe. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 595133 | 2007-09-26 09:58:00 | It can't hurt. You cant be too safe. I agree - the more bits the encryption, the longer it takes to crack - but it still can be done. You are best to approach security on multiple fronts as suggested: 1. WEP2 or WPA 2. MAC address filtering 3. Don't broadcast the SSID 4. Turn off if not in use! |
johnd (85) | ||
| 595134 | 2007-09-27 04:59:00 | It can't hurt. You cant be too safe. I agree - the more bits the encryption, the longer it takes to crack - but it still can be done. 2. MAC address filtering 4. Turn off if not in use! I would really like to meet the person with the patience to crack 256-bit WPA2 encryption. Why bother spending days trying when you can go down the road and find a wireless spot called 'D-Link' without a password? Sure it has been done by a Japanese mastermind, but c'mon, you might get just a little bit suspicious if a van is parked outside your house for 5 days in a row. I am yet to hear of someone hacking a WPA2 secured wireless network. Mac address filtering is wireless security at its lamest. Pointless and takes mere seconds to bypass. Turning it off when not in use? But why bother? If it is properly secured using 256-bit WPA2 encryption, no-one is going to hack it. Just for run, i once cranked the encryption up so high on my TrueCrypt harddrives, I calculated out, that using a bruteforce method of 2,000 passwords per second, it would still take 2.0183 ^ 513 centuries to hack. Good luck! |
Bozo (8540) | ||
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