wireless security help

cyamanak · 05-09-2005, 12:04 AM

I recently installed a belkin wireless router 802.11g and wanted to set up my network. I found that on my DHCP client list there are two computers running that I don't know of. Who are these people? What is it called that they are doing? How do I secure my router to keep them off?

**johnwill** · 05-09-2005, 05:51 PM

Those people are leaches!

The only real security provisions for most routers are WPA or WEP encryption. WPA is vastly preferred, and if your devices offer that, I'd use it. Be sure you use a long key for WPA encryption, and don't use whole words, but rather scrambled letters/numbers.

joedykie · 03-14-2006, 05:53 AM

What about MAC filtering, I'm not that familiar with Belkin routers but many routers do offer this feature. You can create a list of mac address that are allowed to connect. If you can't use WPA then use a WEP key that is hexadecimal rather than a passphrase. This will prevent issues with any wireless software connecting.

05-09-2005, 12:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
cyamanak Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1 OS: windows xp	wireless security help I recently installed a belkin wireless router 802.11g and wanted to set up my network. I found that on my DHCP client list there are two computers running that I don't know of. Who are these people? What is it called that they are doing? How do I secure my router to keep them off?

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johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,822 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Those people are leaches! The only real security provisions for most routers are WPA or WEP encryption. WPA is vastly preferred, and if your devices offer that, I'd use it. Be sure you use a long key for WPA encryption, and don't use whole words, but rather scrambled letters/numbers. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

03-14-2006, 05:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
joedykie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 31 OS: Mac OS X 10.2.8	What about MAC filtering, I'm not that familiar with Belkin routers but many routers do offer this feature. You can create a list of mac address that are allowed to connect. If you can't use WPA then use a WEP key that is hexadecimal rather than a passphrase. This will prevent issues with any wireless software connecting.