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| 503401 | 2006-12-01 00:40:00 | does anyone know of any free software to protect 802.11 wireless networks with wpa encryption? | lance4k (4644) | ||
| 503402 | 2006-12-01 00:50:00 | If the wireless adapter, whatever it is came with software use that. Or configure it if u have XP SP2. And if u have a firewall installed configure it thru that..Well it may protect u while you're on the net. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 503403 | 2006-12-01 01:20:00 | yeah but i was reading people can crack the wpa encryption in they really wanted to. i want to protect my wi-fi from people using my internet connection to steal bandwidth. | lance4k (4644) | ||
| 503404 | 2006-12-01 01:34:00 | Tips for Wireless Home Network Security compnetworking.about.com |
snoopy (74) | ||
| 503405 | 2006-12-01 01:38:00 | yeah but i was reading people can crack the wpa encryption in they really wanted to. i want to protect my wi-fi from people using my internet connection to steal bandwidth. Well, wireless isnt as safe / secure as ethernet, and it wouldnt matter what encryption u use. Sooner or later someone will get in. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 503406 | 2006-12-01 07:43:00 | The best way to secure a wireless network is to add the security as an extra layer. To create a truly secure network I would run OpenVPN (openvpn.net/) (Or Poptop (http:) if you want Windows clients to work without extra software) on a computer and provide internet access and file sharing only on the VPN. This should be a "layer 2" network if you want to run a Windows file and print sharing network over it. If you do this then you should not encrypt the wireless network itself at all - it would only add extra overhead. |
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