Wireless Connection

[Ang3ofd3ath]

Hi
I have 3 computers in my house(one pc one laptop and a macbookpro) and i have a wireless connection.I have this wireless router modem (linksys wag200g)
In order to connect my mac to the network in wireless access tab i have the option "Permit only listed computers to access the wireless network"
and i have added my mac's airport id and all works fine.I have 100% access on my network.
With my laptop in order to connect i must choose in wireless access the option " Allow All ''.And i have noticed that people who live near me can access my internet connection.I want to stop this.Can you tell me what do i need to find so i can add my laptop to the permited list?

Thanks in advance.

Your Site has helped me many times and i really appreciate this.

[johnwill]

You need to enable encryption on the router. It would help if you gave us the make/model of the laptop.

I recommend WPA encryption if all the devices support it, it's much more secure than WEP.

[nicegagan]

Why everyone accessing your wireless network because it is not secured you have to make your wireless secured
Open internet explore Login to your linksys wag200g
http://192.168.1.1 this is the default IP address of linksys wag200g if u haven’t change any configuration its should be set to same IP address u can find the IP address to access your linksys wag200g under local area connection > status check for gateway assign to local area connection that is your linksys wag200g IP to login.
When you logged in first option Setup Second option wireless under wireless option
First is Basic wireless setting
Second wireless security Tab there and flow these step
WPA-Personal. To use WPA-Personal, select WPA-Personal from the Security Mode drop-down menu. Select a
method of encryption. Then enter a Passphrase and a Key Renewal period.
• Encryption. WPA offers you two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, with dynamic encryption keys. Select the
type of algorithm you want to use, TKIP or AES.( use AES)
• Passphrase. Enter a Passphrase (also called a WPA Shared Key) of 8-32 characters.
• Key Renewal. Enter a Key Renewal timeout period, which instructs the Gateway how often it should change
the encryption keys.
When finished making your changes on this tab, click the Save Settings button to save these changes, or click
the Cancel Changes button to undo your changes.
WPA2-Personal. To use WPA2-Personal, select WPA2-Personal from the Security Mode drop-down menu. Select
a method of encryption. Then enter a Passphrase and a Key Renewal period.
• Encryption. Select the encryption method you want to use, AES or TKIP + AES.
• Passphrase. Enter a Passphrase (also called a WPA Shared Key) of 8-32 characters.
• Key Renewal. Enter a Key Renewal timeout period, which instructs the Gateway how often it should change
the encryption keys.
When finished making your changes on this tab, click the Save Settings button to save these changes, or click

[Ang3ofd3ath]

My laptop is an Siemens Fujitsu Amilo A1645.And i have installed Windows Xp proffesional SP2.I don t use a firewall just my antivirus(Nod32)

[johnwill]

Have you tried enabling WPA on the router and connecting?

[Ang3ofd3ath]

Security Mode is WPA Personal and Encryption is TKIP

[johnwill]

If you have WPA-TKIP with a strong random key, nobody is accessing your network that way without you giving them the key.

[Ang3ofd3ath]

Yes i m sure that no one can access my network now!!But now the problem is that i can t access my network too.I try to connect with my laptop by entering the key but it isn t connecting...What should i do?

[johnwill]

First off, does your laptop support WPA? If so, you need to remove all the stored wireless profiles, search for wireless networks, and connect with a freshly created profile with the new WPA key.

[Ang3ofd3ath]

Thank You For Your Help...Now i am sure that nobody can access my network!Keep up the good work!!!