Wireless security

[pinklady]

Ive managed to add a wireless router but just realised its unsecured, could anyone please tell me, in non-computer language how to add security without locking my computer out?

 

thanks in advance

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[markwit]

This link might help you out Pinklady

[Ghozer]

I dont use any security (Disabled WEP etc) and I just use MAC Filtering, and only allow specified MAC addresses access... Saves alot of messing around with WEP Keys etc..

[SupraSteve]

I dont use any security (Disabled WEP etc) and I just use MAC Filtering, and only allow specified MAC addresses access... Saves alot of messing around with WEP Keys etc..

But doesn't protect your traffic from sniffing, so if you use it, you're broadcasting all your passwords to online banking, for example!

 

I wrote a guide to wireless security on here, I'll see if its still about....

 

EDIT - seems to have been deleted, it was about a year old, that's a shame

[SupraSteve]

In a nutshell, you need to;

encrypt your traffic - e.g. with WPA-PSK as WEP is very easily breakable - (so people can't see what you're typing and get access to your information/accounts/etc) and

secure your network - e.g. with MAC filtering - to stop others from using your bandwidth (potentially for illegal activities (which may bring the police to your door, not theirs)).

 

P.S. These terms are easily googled for explanations - I'm reluctant to type out a whole guide to securing a wireless network again for it to disappear again.

[pinklady]

Thanks for your advice, i have altered my setting to WPA-PSK and added a 'passphrase' (a password of my own, is this right?) as soon as i did this, my computer lost connection and told me that it could not connect, I had to change back to 'open network' to get online, how do i connect when ive added a passphrase?

 

thanks again

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[vinceallen]

Once you have setup security on your router, you then need to configure your wireless card in you pc / laptop to use the same key as you have setup on the router.

 

Hope this helps

 

If you are still having problems give nh2o solutions a call they should be able to help you out. They are listed on communityfriend

[Seb69]

If you've got XP as your operating system (naturally with Service Pack 2), then I think you should see a wireless network connection icon in the system tray (the section in the bottom right corner of the screen - the icon should just be to the left of the clock).

 

Right click on the wireless network connection icon and select the View Available Wireless Networks command from the shortcut menu.

 

In the Wireless Network Connection dialog box that appears you should see your wireless network listed there. As you've set up encryption, it should show that the wireless network has WPA (or WEP - thought that's not very good) security set. It should also show that your computer is not connected to this wireless network.

 

With your wireless network highlighted/selected, click on the Connect button. A dialogue box should appear asking you for the 'key' that you set on your wireless router. Type in the same key as you created on your router (not the 'passphrase').You will have to type this in twice - once into each text box.

 

Click on the Connect button - your computer should now be connected to your wireless network - if you typed in the correct key!

[Ghozer]

But doesn't protect your traffic from sniffing, so if you use it, you're broadcasting all your passwords to online banking, for example!

 

I wrote a guide to wireless security on here, I'll see if its still about....

 

EDIT - seems to have been deleted, it was about a year old, that's a shame

 

 

i dont do any of that any ways, (only use the wireless for the PSP/DS) so im not too bothered about it..