Jan Janowski
join:2000-06-18
Skokie, IL
 ·AT&T Midwest
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June 20th, @10:54PM
| Just want to confirm I'm doing correctly
I'm using:
WPA2 Personal.. Long complex key
Everybody else is on 6 I'm not on 6
I'm am sendind my ssid, so I know which is me on my sample program (netsh wlan show networks mode-bssid) This way I can see what's 'out there' before I even set up my wireles router.
I believe I'm done as much as I could to secure myslef....
Just wondering. Mainly because I am a wireless novice.... Is there something else I could or should do???
I know there are sites that can test your wired security... Is there something like that that can check your wireless security????
Thanks!
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docrice
join:2008-03-31
Fremont, CA
| Ensure that you use the latest stable drivers for your wireless card as well as firmware update for your access point.
Keep in mind that Wi-Fi signals are 20 MHz wide and channel separation is 5 MHz. If you're running on channel 7 while others are running on channel 6, there's going to be some overlap. It gets somewhat tricky because if everyone else is running on channels 1, 6, and 11 equally, what to do? It's a matter of finding the best combination of channel / weakest neighboring signal, etc..
If you have directional antennas on your AP, it might help to somewhat isolate your signal a bit by pointing them into your intended coverage zone only. Of course, attackers will still drive-by with their Pringles cans (or more modern tools) and try to tap into your network. You can also go the extra mile (so to speak) and do a casual site-survey outside your house to see how easily your Wi-Fi signal can be picked up.
I'm a big fan of free tools like BackTrack and using them to sniff your own traffic to see what attackers see. |
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Cudni
La Merma - Los De Aca
Premium,MVM
join:2003-12-20
Someshire | reply to Jan Janowski
if you are using WPA2 with a long passcode as you already are, sit back and relax 
Cudni |
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Jan Janowski
join:2000-06-18
Skokie, IL | reply to Jan Janowski
Thanks for that info...
I posted because it was a bit disconcerting that it was that easy......
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nwrickert
sand groper
Premium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL | It is supposed to be easy, but only if you know the key. |
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Jan Janowski
join:2000-06-18
Skokie, IL
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Jan Janowski
Fortuneately, I sent emails to folks I trust (who replied with "Do this, Don't do That" answers) and I read the manual on the router (54G V1), and even though it didn't cover all the features it supported, it gave me a starting point to use with the emails I received.... So before the computer even arrived I was developing a plan of attack to follow.
The hardest part was trying to determine which channel to go to, but assistance on that (The netsh info) was given me here.
I'm thinking that reading info prior to getting the computer was the saving grace.... As once computer arrived, and worked, the incentive to "IT'S WORKING!!! Leave Well Enough Alone" may be the cause of so many systems I see with that netsh command totally un-protected....
Now if Linksys would only update their 54G Manual to match their software......
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