Wireless router - help please
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Wireless router - help please
03-11-2009 12:19 AM
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I've followed the instructions regarding securing my router but how can I check that I'm protected against unauthorised access to my broadban connection.
Any help would be welcome. Thanks.
Re: Wireless router - help please
03-11-2009 6:47 AM
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initially, leave it on for the first ten days, this to get BT to recognize the speed and quality of your line.
By security, I take it you have WPA installed, you should get some form of Anti Virus, I use AVG, but the latest version 9 seems to have some problems, other people will advise when they wake up. the PN firewall is said to be sufficient
Re: Wireless router - help please
04-11-2009 1:56 PM
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Peter raises some good points.
Ideally it's best to keep it turned on for the first 10 days, then you can just turn it off overnight when you're not using it.
Re: Wireless router - help please
04-11-2009 3:30 PM
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so its simple case of not picking a password thats in the book of words
you can switch the wireless off but when ever you want to use it you have to wire your self to the router and switch it on again
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04-11-2009 6:12 PM
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It isn't possible to extract your encryption key and it isn't possible to inject data packets to hack into your bank etc.
However, it is possible to inject certain small control packets into your router where most of the (unencrypted) format is already known.
So whilst WEP is easy to crack, WPA may possibly one day be crackable and it is very unlikely that WPA2 will ever be cracked.
So it's not something to keep you awake at night.
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
Re: Wireless router - help please
04-11-2009 6:57 PM
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At any given moment in the universe many things happen. Coincidence is a matter of how close these events are in space, time and relationship.
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Re: Wireless router - help please
04-11-2009 8:18 PM
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Many thanks for your replies.
I have entered the WPA code as per the security instructions that came with the router (Thomson TG585 v7) so I take it that I should be protected against anauthorised access to my broadband connection.
What is WPA2 and how do I use it ?
Re: Wireless router - help please
04-11-2009 11:59 PM
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Some wireless adaptors still do not support WPA2, though the vast majority of recent ones do but some routers allow you to mix WPA and WPA2 to accomodate the older clients (not sure if that's any more secure than WPA.
Most people agree that WPA is very secure but if you have the option then WPA2 does give even better security (probably the difference between 'unhackable' and 'comletely unhackable' in practical terms). More important is to choose a good passkey (not a recognisable name or word, preferbly mix upper and lower case letters, numbers and non-alphanumeric characters (£$%& etc.)).
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Re: Wireless router - help please
05-11-2009 2:14 AM
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Thanks, anyway, for the info.
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05-11-2009 2:28 AM
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you need to head to interfaces, then click your wireless in the tree and the configure in the top right
p.s
no am not on SKY i just live in a pikey area and dont want to flaunt the PN quality broadband in there faces
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05-11-2009 7:58 AM
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05-11-2009 8:58 PM
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http://www.plus.net/support/broadband/wireless_broadband/secure_home_network.shtml
which reiterates what you have said above.
Thank you all for your help.
Re: Wireless router - help please
05-11-2009 9:06 PM
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Quote from: pierre_pierre I hope thats not your current pass key
maybe or maybe not
nar mine is over 20 charcters long made of random letters and numbers, the only person that could work it out would be darren brown and some days i could do with him about when stupid family members delete the wireless settings on the pc and i have to work my grey matter to produce the key again
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05-11-2009 9:26 PM
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