Wireless Security

[McTazzz]

Hi All,
My Tiscally modem/router quit on me so i purchased a new Netgear 54 MBPS ADSL+ Wireless Modem Router.
I have set it all up and seems to be working fine.
I have set up secutity on wirless as described but there is a number of options to choose from ?????
Any advice would be much appreciated
TM

Sorry ? I should have read more posts - problem solved

[Annabell]

Hi TM-Scotland

Good ! , any questions just post hun

Ann

[Bubba.fatass]

I love it when people don't turn their encryption on...I get to use their connection like....er now. Found a signal near the bottom of my caravan site which allows me to connect to the internet at night....how cool...oh and free...LOL

[Annabell]

I hope everybody on wireless may take note of this (especially Bubbas neighbors )

If you are using Wi Fi at home please do change the Router name and Password also DO ENCRYPT And stop the bad guys !

One of the key technologies behind WPA is the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP addresses the encryption weaknesses of WEP. Another key component of WPA is built-in authentication that WEP does not offer. With this feature, WPA provides roughly comparable security to VPN tunneling with WEP, with the benefit of easier administration and use.
One variation of WPA is called WPA Pre Shared Key or WPA-PSK for short. WPA-PSK is a simplified but still powerful form of WPA most suitable for home Wi Fi networking.
To use WPA-PSK, a person sets a static key or "passphrase" as with WEP. But, using TKIP, WPA-PSK automatically changes the keys at a preset time interval, making it much more difficult for hackers to find and exploit them.

Link > WPA - PSK - Step-by-Step

Ann