dougkinzinger Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 I'm going wireless at my home and am wondering what are some general practices I should follow regarding security. I assume I should shut off the SSID or whatever it's called, right? Thanks my hhhhhhhhomies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malechai Veteran Posted September 23, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 23, 2003 change the router password.. enable WEP.. change the SSID from default to something new. lol thats all i can think of off the top of my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougkinzinger Posted September 23, 2003 Author Share Posted September 23, 2003 Isn't there something about disabling the SSID broadcasts, correct? Should I concern myself with that, or should I just change the default? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 If you disable SSID broadcasts I believe your wireless will stop working completely. I would enable WEP, and MAC address filtering for security. For problem free (well, almost) operation, I would change the SSID to something that is not common (maybe a word that comes well to you) and also, change the channel to 11. Most 2.4 GHz phones and equipment will use the lower channels. This will help with less interference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToastGodSupreme Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 Now how crucial is WEP when MAC filtering is on? I mean, can't get more secure than that no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 There is plenty of ways to clone MAC addresses. There is even a program out there (I haven?t tested it myself) that can break 128 bit WEP (I believe) and also, clone the MAC to one that is added to the filtering table. I use both MAC filtering and WEP because they are fairly easy to set up, and I believe the best way to secure your data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted September 23, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 23, 2003 it's all crackable... don't even bother with wep, it'll slow you down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tariq Posted September 23, 2003 Share Posted September 23, 2003 you'll definately need this if you're going wireless http://www.j-walk.com/other/wifispray/ :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted September 23, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 23, 2003 you'll definately need this if you're going wirelesshttp://www.j-walk.com/other/wifispray/ :D hehe, i live in LA, and my wireless is slow, maybe i should buy that...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougkinzinger Posted September 24, 2003 Author Share Posted September 24, 2003 1) Fowen, apparently you have no clue about wireless, as disabling the SSID broadcast doesn't kill your wireless connection. Jeez. :blink: 2) I'm leaving WEP out of the picture 3) That WiFi spray is funny :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statikk Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Yea please leave your WEP off so I can come sniff all your traffic without even bothering to crack the WEP key. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougkinzinger Posted September 24, 2003 Author Share Posted September 24, 2003 LOL Statikmat, come on over mate ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realmccoy Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Give each machine a static IP and secure the WEP :) . You will love wireless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statikk Posted September 24, 2003 Share Posted September 24, 2003 Where do ya live??? :::Thinks to self, I could log into Neowin as dougkinzinger in no time!! muahahah :devil: ::: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted September 24, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 24, 2003 Where do ya live??? :::Thinks to self, I could log into Neowin as dougkinzinger in no time!! muahahah :devil: ::: but you asked him to leave wep off...if you can log in as dougkinziger in no time, you should be able to do the same even if he has wep on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougkinzinger Posted September 24, 2003 Author Share Posted September 24, 2003 True, heh heh, good thing the routers have activity lights on them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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