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Ashenor
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Joined: 14 Oct 2002
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Location: Metro Detroit
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 Posted: 10/01/05 - 13:41 Post subject: Any easy way to protect your wireless network?
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I know my neighbors connect at times, whats the easiest way to make it so its just not a free for all for the neighborhood?
Thanks!
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sinrakin
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 7044
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Posted: 10/01/05 - 14:01 Post subject:
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Cover your house with aluminum foil.
Failing that, turn on WEP or preferably, WPA.
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Nictathan
RealPoor Master of Posts
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
Posts: 5531
Location: here... where I am... not with you
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Posted: 10/01/05 - 14:02 Post subject:
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| sinrakin wrote: | Cover your house with aluminum foil.
Failing that, turn on WEP or preferably, WPA. |
My house is covered in aluminum foil
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Ashenor
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Joined: 14 Oct 2002
Posts: 1539
Location: Metro Detroit
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Posted: 10/01/05 - 14:59 Post subject:
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Is it very hard to setup? I thought it was diffucult for some reason so i never tried to turn it on.
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kemble
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Joined: 14 Oct 2002
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Location: MI
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Posted: 10/01/05 - 16:15 Post subject:
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real easy. Log into the wireless AP. Enable WEP, set a key. Also set the AP to only allow WEP connections. Open the wireless utility on your comp and enter the same key there. Done.
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Ashenor
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Joined: 14 Oct 2002
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Location: Metro Detroit
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Posted: 10/01/05 - 16:32 Post subject:
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Ah cool, thanks i did not know it was so easy.
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Cethan
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Joined: 18 Oct 2002
Posts: 505
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Posted: 10/01/05 - 18:58 Post subject:
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WEP is easy to set up, but if a person were really determined, they could break the encryption.
I would set up MAC address reservations in the switch, and only allow cards with that address to connect, in addition to using WPA
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Ishmael
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Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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Location: The US of A
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Posted: 10/01/05 - 23:34 Post subject:
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Breaking weps is easy it just takes time 
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Nuldaan
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Joined: 07 Nov 2002
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Posted: 10/02/05 - 03:37 Post subject:
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Changing the name of your network and turning off broadcasting in conjunction with a WEP key would be plenty for a home network. Neither requires much work.
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