[thelist] Wireless security
Robert Gormley
robert at pennyonthesidewalk.com
Wed Sep 21 01:37:48 CDT 2005
john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
> Hi ppl
>
> Just a quick question. Is this off topic? Not sure. We'll see.
>
> If I wanted to set up a Wireless G network at home, is stopping people
> parking outside and connecting to my Internet, and worse, my network,
> as simple as setting a password? Or am I being simplistic?
>
> Cheers
> J
>
It's the first step.
Some of these methods are 'security-by-obscurity', but none of them hurt:
1. Use WPA(2) encryption, as high a bit level as possible. For most home
networks, if autoconfiguration isn't perfect, you need the TKIP option.
WEP is a fallback if WPA is unavailable.
2. Switch off SSID broadcasting.
3. Switch off any DHCP server on the router, unless ease of use is a
necessity.
4. Specify IP addresses and MAC addresses allowed to connect to the router.
Do all these and you'll make it a lot easier for someone to go find
someone else to harrass.
Rob
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