Comments on: Is Your Wireless Network Safe? http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/is-your-wireless-network-safe/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:26:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Weekly Links: May 23, 2008 : LostInTechnology http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/is-your-wireless-network-safe/#comment-295004 Weekly Links: May 23, 2008 : LostInTechnology Fri, 23 May 2008 13:08:56 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2351#comment-295004 [...] Is Your Wireless Network Safe? [...] [...] Is Your Wireless Network Safe? [...]

]]> By: Aibek http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/is-your-wireless-network-safe/#comment-290225 Aibek Mon, 19 May 2008 05:50:28 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2351#comment-290225 Thanks for the great post, Another simple program for securing wireless networks is HotSpot Shield, I have profiled it <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/openhulu/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Thanks for the great post,

Another simple program for securing wireless networks is HotSpot Shield, I have profiled it here.

]]> By: Controlliamo il nostro network wireless con AirSnare - Geekissimo http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/is-your-wireless-network-safe/#comment-289691 Controlliamo il nostro network wireless con AirSnare - Geekissimo Sun, 18 May 2008 15:01:19 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2351#comment-289691 [...] Via | makeuseof [...] [...] Via | makeuseof [...]

]]> By: Tina http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/is-your-wireless-network-safe/#comment-289429 Tina Sun, 18 May 2008 08:06:41 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2351#comment-289429 jagdesh, this greatly depends on your hardware setup. I recommend reading the router manual. And to understand what all of these things mean, read the article at Net-Security.org I linked to above. jagdesh, this greatly depends on your hardware setup. I recommend reading the router manual. And to understand what all of these things mean, read the article at Net-Security.org I linked to above.

]]> By: jagdesh http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/is-your-wireless-network-safe/#comment-289372 jagdesh Sun, 18 May 2008 05:50:13 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2351#comment-289372 1 change the default router password? 2 change the default IP subnet? 3 disable remote router access? 4 change the default SSID? 5 disable SSID broadcasting? 6 turn on the router firewall? 7 enable data encryption, preferably WPA/TKIP? How do I do all this?I am not so good at all this stuff.Mind helping? 1 change the default router password?

2 change the default IP subnet?

3 disable remote router access?

4 change the default SSID?

5 disable SSID broadcasting?

6 turn on the router firewall?

7 enable data encryption, preferably WPA/TKIP?

How do I do all this?I am not so good at all this stuff.Mind helping?

]]> By: Manu http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/is-your-wireless-network-safe/#comment-289269 Manu Sun, 18 May 2008 00:20:13 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2351#comment-289269 AirSnar will not run on Vista as it doesn't ahve the vista does not have the COMDLG32.OCX file. Workaround: <a href="http://www.ascentive.com/support/new/images/lib/COMDLG32.OCX" rel="nofollow">Download COMDLG32.OCX</a> and copy it to C:\Windows\System32 and you're done. AirSnar will not run on Vista as it doesn’t ahve the vista does not have the COMDLG32.OCX file.

Workaround: Download COMDLG32.OCX and copy it to C:\Windows\System32 and you’re done.

]]> By: Manu http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/is-your-wireless-network-safe/#comment-289254 Manu Sat, 17 May 2008 23:50:23 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=2351#comment-289254 By experience I've seen that ultimately the only thing that can truly safeguard your wireless network is a strong WPA2 based encryption setting. Go <a href="http://arstechnica.com/guides/tweaks/wireless-security.ars" rel="nofollow">here</a> for more. By experience I’ve seen that ultimately the only thing that can truly safeguard your wireless network is a strong WPA2 based encryption setting. Go here for more.

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