How can I make it secure? I use a wireless router to connect to a network.
2006-12-06 21:43:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
This means that there is no encryption on the wireless connection. Anyone close enough can use your wireless router to connect to your Internet connection for free.
my suggestion would be to configure WEP encryption and MAC filtering. Log into the router and depending on the router, it should be fairly simple.
2006-12-06 21:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by Raven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unsecure means that anyone can access the network. You secure it by enabling encryption on your wireless network. There are two schemes in common use, WEP and WPA. WPA is crack-proof but is not supported by all routers and NICs. WEP is crackable though it takes an expert with some specialized software and advanced skills to crack it. If your router doesn't support WPA, look for a firmware upgrade that enables WPA.
When you enable encryption, most routers come pre-configured with several passkeys. Do NOT use those preconfigured keys! They are well known and easy to bypass. Set your own passkey and keep it secret. If you have to resort to WEP encryption, change the passkeys monthly to keep yourself secure.
Someone is likely to recommend enabling MAC filtering. Don't waste your time. MAC filtering is easy to bypass, and someone who bypasses it can even lock you out of your own system. Turning off SSID broadcasts is also false security. It's easy to sniff the SSID from wireless traffic if you know what you're doing and get access to the system.
2006-12-06 21:56:11 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"does that mean everybody can connect with his cyber web connection, even if or not they're parked outdoors in a vehicle?" convinced! You linked, and so can everybody that sees the signal. if you're on good words with your neighbor, enable him understand you spotted. now and again, human beings leave the unsecured on objective for convenience, or interior the spirit of sharing. frequently, it truly is out of a lack of understanding in router configuration. to respond to your significant question, an unsecured instant connection, is a instant signal that does no longer use encryption, and enables everybody to connect. in case you retain on with the teachings that contain a instant router, you'll discover someplace in there they clarify a thanks to examine WEP, WPA, or WPA2 encryption. This prevents unauthorized use of the relationship, and hides your files from snoopers. (WEP isn't suggested even with the truth that, it truly is seen to be weak at perfect) study extra interior the hyperlinks lower than! (edited for a typo)
2016-11-24 20:38:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unsecure = insecure
1: not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; "the hinge is insecure" [ant: secure]
2: lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"
This means I wouldn't trust it or any information sent over this type of connection can or could be viewed, hacked, or stolen.
Make sure it is secure as I always say :)
2006-12-06 21:51:12 · answer #4 · answered by Not Applicable 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My computer teacher says that this PC Cillin is the best up to date security software for a wireless
2006-12-06 22:01:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
unsecure mean everybody can accesit without encyption or passwords,..
so if is stand infront of you home with my laptop i could surf the web with your connection.
the best encryption for wlan i WAP2
2006-12-06 21:45:38 · answer #6 · answered by midday 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋