ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 One year ago I set up a wireless network to connect all (two) computers at home to my ADSL line. The equipment is BUFFALO, provided by DELL. When setting up the network I had to enter some 15 digit ID at the router setup, as well as on each workstation. At the time I assumed that this ID would make some kind of an exclusive network.I have to say at this stage that I do not know much of networks, especially wireless networks.Now, a few days ago a friend of mine from Singapore visited. One of the first things he did was to unpack his laptop and check his mail. I asked him how he connected to the Internet. "Why, through your wireless network, of course."Now I was kind of shocked! Can anyone just connect to my wireless network, e.g. from down the street, or from the house across the street? If so, can they possibly access the other computers on the network, which do not have a very high security setting?Any advice welcome; thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Well, yes and no to all questions.Yes, anyone at this point can utilise your wireless network simply by having a wireless capable device. And yes, they can get limited access to all other computers on the network. What you need to do is enable WEP on your network, this will restrict the wireless network to passworded connections only, and will encrypt any data going either way. By the way, they'd only have to be within ~300 feet of your router to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted December 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Thanks for your reply; I will do some reading on WEP. I may be back with more questions later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 Might I reccomend a look here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhat Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 WEP has been reported to have been cracked in "Minutes or seconds" in the last week. Granted, it takes gathering of around 750mbs of traffic to crack, but I would still greatly recommend using WPA instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 WEP has been reported to have been cracked in "Minutes or seconds" in the last week. Granted, it takes gathering of around 750mbs of traffic to crack, but I would still greatly recommend using WPA instead.If possible - in the quoted discussion, it wasn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 A bit old thread, but still a hot topic (I know it should have been over at the Networking forum).Anyway, found this Wireless Watch Home over at MajorGeeks. I will install and test it on my home network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 In a few moments, I'll be posting a Wireless networking tutorial I wrote to compliment HCA's current tutorials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Here you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Great -- I will take some time to read it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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