how do I secure my wireless network?

Question

i have the linksys router

Answer 1

Oh yes... This is an interesting topic...
Well, first of all, turn of this feature... (something like this)

BROADCAST SSID NAME

or something like that.
That's a feature so that in Windows, when you are searching
for available wireless routers, it's hidden from there. I don't know
how to connect to these routers with this turned off but I'm
pretty sure that you can find a way online.

Second

Get a WEP Key. Get a 128-bit and don't use ANY PASSPHRASES!!!
Turn off SSID Broadcasting feature and enable all security features on your LinkSys Router

Also, TURN OFF ALL SERVICES PROVIDED BY YOUR ROUTER
such as something like Apache, Novell, etc because hackers can
take advantages of these because they can find exploits to get into
your router.

If you don't know how to find these services, get NMap...
If you don't know what NMap is, I'll explain a bit..

Have you watched the Matrix? The scene that Trinity hacks
'Neo' 's computer, the green framed app in Trinity's computer screen
is NMap. It's the #1 portscanning tool. It is able to find the OS,
Version of the OS, open/vunulable tools, IP addresses, etc.

NMap is a opensource program so you don't need to think about wasting money...

So get NMap from here:

http://download.insecure.org/nmap/dist/nmap-4.11-setup.exe

Make your NMap convenient...
http://www.insecure.org/nmap/install/inst-windows.html#inst-win-exec

But note that NMap is a command line tool... (Unless you have the Cygen (or something like that)...

Ok. That's it for NMap and finding vulunerabilities of your router...
Well, on how to use NMap, you can post another question or ask me at

[e-mail]

Ok. That's it on finding vulnerabilities...
Once you get Nmap, run this line (assuming you went through and did the 'Make your NMap convenient...' tutorial...

nmap -A -P0 localhost

that should get you all the vulnerable ports... (note, it will take some time)
Also, if you are a computer user (no expert or just a newb),
Email me all the vulnerable ports and I'll tell you how to get them secure.

When I mean email me the ports, I mean these following items:

Port Number, Port Name, Description
ex
Port 80, HTTP, Port for HTTP uses... (ex. Telnet)

Also, after that, download ZoneAlarm... (This is how 2 secure your comp)

Just buy it. I've been using it for five years and no hacker activity since...
I would recommend you getting the Pro version but just the
'normal' version should be good enough...

Get Norton Anti-Virus , Trend Micro, or McAfee (just get one) don't use
any 'BS' Microsoft products. they don't do the job (trust me).
I never used Trend Micro or McAfee, but I bet Trend Micro is better (Maximum PC)...

Then your comp should be secure...
Do the Nmap scan fast and email me the results. ([e-mail]) and in no time, your comp / router should be secure!

Thanks
Keehun Nam

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If you have a newer router like in the "g" range use the WPA and NET on the device your book should go over this and how to access the device to turn it on. There are some restrictions though. If you wireless device that is connecting to the device is not NAT or WPA compatible then you may need to upgrade but this is not always the case. Also if it is Belkins or Linksys device their tech support will be able to help alot but plan on being on hold with linksys for sometime.

Answer 4

G'day,

You will need to activate either your WEP or WPA password encryption. I will suggest to use WPA, since it is more secured than WEP, and you can enter any characters you like. WEP is limited to hexadecimal characters (ie. 1234567890abcdef)

Once set, your computer will have to reconnect again and this time, you will have to enter the password that you've set earlier. Once this done, then you will be able to use it as normal.

You can also hide the SSID so unless someone know the actual name of your wireless network (SSID), they cannot see you. However this means that you have to manually enter your SSID manually in the wireless connection in your computer.

Hope this helps. Good luck :)

Answer 5

The best way so keep secure is to make sure your WEP key is encrypted and changed regularly. Unfortunately, if someone's good enough and wants to hack the network, you'd be hard pressed to stop them.

Answer 6

most secured is access my mac address only.
All wireless equipment have a unique mac address.
Under security setting
set to allowing mac address.
key in the mac address of the wireless adapter.

That should do the trick...