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How do I know my network is secure?
I just got my 600m today with a 2915 card and a Dell 2350 router. I set up everything like the wizard showed me. However, I don't really know that my network is secure and that no one else outside of my home can access it. I chose to set up a secure network with the wizard when i was prompted to but how do I really know that it is secure?
alejovh1
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June 15th, 2005 01:00
mr9iron
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Mary G
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jmwills
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June 15th, 2005 12:00
Unplug it, turn it off, and bury it in a concrete vault 200 feet below ground. It is now reasonably secure.
No network is secure, especially a wireless one, however, if you turn off SSID broadcasting, enable WPA, and enforce MAC filtering you have just eliminated yourself from the low hanging fruit crowd.
jmwills
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June 15th, 2005 16:00
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1277020,00.asp
The above article is a good one, but basically it sounds like you don't ahve the correct SSID name or password.
mr9iron
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June 15th, 2005 16:00
NemesisDB
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June 15th, 2005 22:00
some general points: once your router is online, click start, click control panel, click classic view, double click network connections. from there right-click your wireless network adapter and click view avialable networks. your wireless network's SSID name should show up (other people's networks may show as well). it will say the security level.
unsecured is bad -- anyone with a brain can probably get on your network and or see what your sending and receiving (like credit card number).
WEP is ok -- anyone with linux and a free program can see your data (possibly not in real time though). once they have the key, they can also connect to your network.
WPA (with a preshared key) is relatively secure -- there are no huge weaknesses in the standard. keys under 20 characters (and especially common words) and susceptible to reverse dictionary attacks. Preferably use a random, 20 digit password with upper, lowercase, numbers, and special characters. Write it down somewhere as you will not be able to remember it.
WPA2 (or WPA with AES) is probably more security than you need. you still need a good preshared key.
mr9iron
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June 15th, 2005 23:00
Message Edited by mr9iron on 06-15-2005 08:00 PM
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patrickc284
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August 21st, 2005 01:00
If someone else used my wifi, wouldnt they show up on my network connections?
Also, if they used my wifi, would my info be compromised?