chestert
Junior Member   Posts: 3 Registered: 11/1/03 Status: Offline |
posted on 11/1/03 at 03:59 |
I have a simple LinkSyse 4-port wireless router
hooked via Ethernet cable to my PC and via a
WPC11 to my laptop. Is it correct that I can
provide simple security of the WAP by just setting
the number of users to two? I'm only interested
in preventing others from sharing my WAP, at this
time.
[Edited on 7/2/2004 by festprint] ____________________
chestert
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hantsbrush
Junior Member  Posts: 3 Registered: 19/1/03 Status: Offline |
 posted on 19/1/03 at 10:19 |
| I use a Belkin Router and I've disallowed any
MAC's not used by the family. I guess the kit
you use also has the same facility? This should
be enough. I haven't played around with WEP yet
as I want to understand it more before I do.
I think I'm right in saying that all members of
the network have to use the same scheme |
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PhiDeck
Newbie   Posts: 1 Registered: 29/1/03 Status: Offline |
posted on 29/1/03 at 15:49 |
| MAC address spoofing is trivial, as is sniffing the
MAC address of an authorized node and waiting
for it to subsequently be turned off. |
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twpsyn
Junior Member  Posts: 4 Registered: 9/2/03 Status: Offline |
posted on 9/2/03 at 21:24 |
Reducing the number of users isn't the best
security measure in the world - if one PC is
turned off your AP is open for business.
MAC filtering is considered by many to be the
best form of security. If a MAC address isnt
listed, then the AP wont even allow that card to
connect to the network.
WEP is something that you could consider using. It
isn't perfect, the 64bit encryption takes about 20
seconds to crack, but at 128bit its not bad,
and is better than having your data flying around
unencrypted for the world to snoop on.
Another security measure is to turn off network
advertising. I've only seen this available on an
Intel AP, and it was faulty so I havent been
able to investigate it fully.
If you are really security anal, you might want
to consider using encrypted tunnels over your
(possibly WEP encrypted) wireless links,
Remember though that encryption will slow down your
network marginally, and the level of security required
greatly depends on your location and network use.
I personally dont feel the need to use much
security at all - firstly the wireless networks I
work with connect a dozen laptops together for
printing, with no internet access. Secondly, the area
I operate those networks in is so backwards that
the shops still put prices up in terms of bags
of corn.
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Law
Junior Member  Posts: 8 Registered: 9/2/03 Status: Offline |
posted on 9/2/03 at 22:21 |
I keep my wap11 on the outside of my firewall
along with the dsl modem. Run the firewall
through a switch and map my network out from
there.
-L
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