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02-13-2006, 10:58 PM
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How do I secure my wireless network?
I have a Linksys WRT54GL router and right now it isn't secure. What do I have to do secure my signal?
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02-13-2006, 11:09 PM
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If all of your wireless clients support WPA, I'd enable that. Use WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) with a secure passphrase -- one with uppercase, lowercase, and numbers, such as tHefult0nH0w. That's the easiest way to do it -- but if you never connect any new computers to your wireless, you can also use MAC address filtering to limit connections to only the wireless adaptors in your house. (In XP, type ipconfig /all at a command prompt to find the MAC address.)
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02-13-2006, 11:12 PM
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02-14-2006, 09:08 AM
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That is greek to me. I have absolutely no experience with networking. |
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02-14-2006, 09:14 AM
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Sorry bout that. You may find the info at this site more to your liking. Some good, basic networking and security info.
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/security/ |
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02-14-2006, 09:50 AM
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That's ok. I'm sure the more I read, the more I'll understand it. |
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