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[bishoptl]

Bought the Linksys, everything is working smooooooooothly - PC's connected (obviously), Xbox and PS2. So how do I go about making sure that Bobby Screwdriver from down the block doesn't tap into my network and download bad things?

 

[Hitokage]

Enable WPA on all components, use the same passphrase for each.

Use WEP if you think a speedbump makes a good security gate.

 

[fart]

wrap your head and all computers in tin foil

 

[sc0la]

I encripted mine on accident.

But it worked anyways, no one fuCCs wit my network

 

[bishoptl]

Enable WPA on all components, use the same passphrase for each.

Use WEP if you think a speedbump makes a good security gate.

I'm a little slow...I don't see a WPA option anywhere in this Linksys login application.

I enabled firewall protection = "block WAN requests" it says. But when I check the Status under Wireless, it says Encryption is disabled.

wrap your head and all computers in tin foil

Now I can't see

 

[Cloudy]

Xbox and PS2

Wireless + XBL = trouble :lol

 

[seanoff]

bish, do u have the option to restrict access by MAC address. as good a method as any on wireless

 

[cvxfreak]

I'm sorta asking this question from the middle of nowhere, but do wireless networks pose any health risks?

 

[sc0la]

I'm sorta asking this question from the middle of nowhere, but do wireless networks pose any health risks?

Nothing that cellphones, cordless phones, your radio, etc. are not already exposing you to. I would guess living under powerlines would be a lot more harmfull .

 

[Tesla]

WPA may not be supported by older WiFi hardware as it's a newer protocol.

Some cards/access points/routers can be upgraded via firmware reprogramming. Check Linksys' website.

The good thing about WPA is that it was fully baked as a standard before manufacturers adopted it. The same is not true about WEP, which resulted in minor difference in key generation between implementations. This is why, for example, the Apple Airport Express may not work with Linksys WiFi access points under WEP encryption. There are workarounds but no guarantees.

Other things you should do to secure your network include MAC filtering (allow only registered MAC addresses to access your net) and, perhaps, not broadcasting your SSID, so clients have to know the name of your net to access it.

 

[bishoptl]

seanoff, I'll try that out. Thanks.

Wireless + XBL = trouble :lol

This router allows me to plug in network cables directly from my consoles. The only wireless access is from the PC. To paraphrase a quote from a not-quite-famous Washingtonian, if I wanted sass I'd go to the sass market.

edit: you guys ROCK. If you were all here and of age, I'd buy a round of quality beer.

 

[WasabiKing]

I'd buy a round of quality beer.

OK, see you in Vancouver or next year's E3!

 

[Matlock]

edit: you guys ROCK. If you were all here and of age, I'd buy a round of quality beer.

 

[Teddman]

Wireless + XBL = trouble :lol

Why do you say that?

As far as enabling encryption, my D-Link has it as an option under the 'Wireless' tab of its browser-based configuration page. I just go to the web address assigned to the router (given in the instruction manual), and check the WEP box on, provide a password, and hit apply. Then you just make sure that WEP is enabled and has the proper password on the devices receiving wireless internet.

WEP does tend to drop the speed of your connection quite a bit.

 

[Mumbles]

I'm sorta asking this question from the middle of nowhere, but do wireless networks pose any health risks?

The only way that Em is known to create health risks is by heating up the cells, and IIRC wireless networks aren't even close to the power needed to do that.