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| Thread ID: 72584 | 2006-09-18 06:38:00 | Wireless Security - advice needed | Siani (7815) | Press F1 |
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| 485418 | 2006-09-18 06:38:00 | Hey all, A friend of mine has hooked up to xtra broadband, and is using a wireless router. She has a desktop which has a USB wireless thingy, and a wireless capable laptop. XP Home is running on both. She would like to have both computers able to access the internet, and each other. She wants to know how to make it all secure, and I have no idea as I have wires running everywhere. *grin* Any advice would be appreciated. |
Siani (7815) | ||
| 485419 | 2006-09-18 08:54:00 | An access point would help, or a router that supports WPA/WPA 2. Thats if routers support WPA/WPA 2 or other encryption. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 485420 | 2006-09-18 09:05:00 | 1. Turn on encryption. 2. Use MAC addressing - this is where only registered MAC addresses (the physical address of the NIC card) are allowed to talk with the WAP. 3. Turn the WAP off when not in use. Above all - do no commence using a WAP (wireless access point) until you have set up at least 1. and 2. above unless you want somebody else accessing your LAN and/or internet connection. |
johnd (85) | ||
| 485421 | 2006-09-18 09:32:00 | Access point, is that the router? The connection to the internet? | Siani (7815) | ||
| 485422 | 2006-09-18 09:42:00 | Access point, is that the router? The connection to the internet? Don't know. Dont have a router. So, dont know if routers have built in access points as well. Read the manual for the router. See if has an AP in it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 485423 | 2006-09-18 09:43:00 | I phrased that badly. What is an access point? ETA: I'm looking it up.... |
Siani (7815) | ||
| 485424 | 2006-09-18 09:45:00 | I phrased that badly. What is an access point? Look here (en.wikipedia.org) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 485425 | 2006-09-18 10:03:00 | An AP or Acess Point is the equivilant of a wireless switch, it allows PC's with wifi cards to connect to each other through it. The name "wireless router" is actually a lil bit misleading, in reality it contains a DSL modem, router, AP and possibly a switch. The best way to secure a wireless network is with WPA encryption and MAC address filtering. Realistically these are both falable, but should stop all but the most skilled (highly unlikely they would both targeting your friend). Like said early if your really concerned about security then turn the router off when your not using it. |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 485426 | 2006-09-18 10:10:00 | This is the router (jetstream.xtra.co.nz)she got from xtra. | Siani (7815) | ||
| 485427 | 2006-09-18 10:39:00 | According to their FAQs it has WEP and WPA. MAC address filtering? :help: |
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