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Not if you have outside access turned off. Set it to hardware only from the LAN with a password.
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Your kidding right.... Hacking a wap is next to impossible.
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Just on a side not, how long do routers usually last? I had mine go out after two years.
Security is fine as long as you do not leave it open for all to see. Like Jimmy Rivers err.... Secret Agent (man) 069 {Sorry could not resist} it is really hard and they usually look for the people that keep them unlocked like a person in my neighborhood.
Security is fine as long as you do not leave it open for all to see. Like Jimmy Rivers err.... Secret Agent (man) 069 {Sorry could not resist} it is really hard and they usually look for the people that keep them unlocked like a person in my neighborhood.
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Depends on how much horsepower you have.
They ARE subject to brute-force attacks. And I really don't trust ANY encryption techniques to be truly unbreakable, especially when you have enough horsepower to start indexing keys... anyway
They ARE subject to brute-force attacks. And I really don't trust ANY encryption techniques to be truly unbreakable, especially when you have enough horsepower to start indexing keys... anyway
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WEP is easier of the protocols to hack. If you have the SSID turned off and the encryption turned on with a key other than 1234 or something like that you shouldn't have anything to worry about.
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About the only thing turning off SSID broadcast does is make sure your router doesn't show up on the "show available wireless networks" window when your neighbor turns on their laptop.
But this is beyond any "normal" hacker with a wireless card set to promiscuous mode. Mostly.
I won't even go into the whole public/private key thing. Just don't do anything the NSA would care about, they've most assuredly pre-generated all the pairs so the instant they see a public key, they know what the private key is. Further, I won't even go into the international hacker effort to do the same thing. Ssshhhh.....
For regular home users, do what has already been suggested. Turn off SSID broadcast, turn on some sort of encryption with LONG passwords. Turn on MAC address filtering.
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Turning off SSID broadcast and even MAC address filters are not all that secure. Just wait for someone to connect to their own router and listen to the conversation. The MAC address is there, and the SSID. Not hard to change a MAC address...
About the only thing turning off SSID broadcast does is make sure your router doesn't show up on the "show available wireless networks" window when your neighbor turns on their laptop.
But this is beyond any "normal" hacker with a wireless card set to promiscuous mode. Mostly.
I won't even go into the whole public/private key thing. Just don't do anything the NSA would care about, they've most assuredly pre-generated all the pairs so the instant they see a public key, they know what the private key is. Further, I won't even go into the international hacker effort to do the same thing. Ssshhhh.....
For regular home users, do what has already been suggested. Turn off SSID broadcast, turn on some sort of encryption with LONG passwords. Turn on MAC address filtering.
About the only thing turning off SSID broadcast does is make sure your router doesn't show up on the "show available wireless networks" window when your neighbor turns on their laptop.
But this is beyond any "normal" hacker with a wireless card set to promiscuous mode. Mostly.
I won't even go into the whole public/private key thing. Just don't do anything the NSA would care about, they've most assuredly pre-generated all the pairs so the instant they see a public key, they know what the private key is. Further, I won't even go into the international hacker effort to do the same thing. Ssshhhh.....
For regular home users, do what has already been suggested. Turn off SSID broadcast, turn on some sort of encryption with LONG passwords. Turn on MAC address filtering.