Need some wireless router help
Okay, some of you network savy folks help me out here.
A while back, I installed a wireless router. It worked fine, but my neighbor hacked into it and somehow gained access to all of the PC's I had hooked up to the router. I removed it, cleaned up my PC's from key tracking software and spyware, and went back to the firewall router.
I want to go back to a wireless, but I want one that will work like the Firewall router I have with enough safety to prevent a hacker form using my DSL or the ability to locally network with the other PC's logged into the wireless router.
What do you suggest? The old wireless was an Airlink brand. I know I don't want another one of those.
A while back, I installed a wireless router. It worked fine, but my neighbor hacked into it and somehow gained access to all of the PC's I had hooked up to the router. I removed it, cleaned up my PC's from key tracking software and spyware, and went back to the firewall router.
I want to go back to a wireless, but I want one that will work like the Firewall router I have with enough safety to prevent a hacker form using my DSL or the ability to locally network with the other PC's logged into the wireless router.
What do you suggest? The old wireless was an Airlink brand. I know I don't want another one of those.
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Linksys are pretty good routers. You can get on the phone with them and they will tell you how to set up the system to be password controlled to keep out others.
In most cases the others that tap into your system really don't do any damage, they just use the wireless sytem to gain access to the internet. Its unlikely but possible that they could cause a problem.
Most folks recomend that you shut down the wireless system when not in use for the highest level of security. That will frustrate the heck out of neighbors and cut them off in the middle of their play time and force them to get their own system.0 -
You need to lock it down to specific MAC addresses. A MAC address is a hard-coded in the network card ID number, unique to the *continent*. Of course, with the right OS (not windows) you can change your MAC address...
Also, depending on what wireless you have in laptops/desktops, you can use somethign stronger than WEP - which is about as good as a screen door security wise. Use WPA if possible. Also, don't broadcast your SSID.0 -
quote:Originally posted by iwannausername
You need to lock it down to specific MAC addresses. A MAC address is a hard-coded in the network card ID number, unique to the *continent*. Of course, with the right OS (not windows) you can change your MAC address...
Also, depending on what wireless you have in laptops/desktops, you can use somethign stronger than WEP - which is about as good as a screen door security wise. Use WPA if possible. Also, don't broadcast your SSID.
Please explain all of that good information in really, really simple minded terms.0
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