Secure wirless router without being connected to PC, how?

Don't ask why, it is a long story. I have my dsl modem and dlink router in
one room with no computer. The internet works fine. My laptop connects fine
wireless. Now my desktop is in another room and it connects with a linksys
wirless usb adapter no problem.

All these connections are unsecured. Is there a way to secure the wirless
connection without having a computer connected to the modem and router
directly?

I guess this is impossible. I suppose I could connect my laptop to it and
set it up to be secure.

"Go Tyler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Don't ask why, it is a long story. I have my dsl modem and dlink router in
> one room with no computer. The internet works fine. My laptop connects
> fine wireless. Now my desktop is in another room and it connects with a
> linksys wirless usb adapter no problem.
>
> All these connections are unsecured. Is there a way to secure the wirless
> connection without having a computer connected to the modem and router
> directly?
>

"Go Tyler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I guess this is impossible. I suppose I could connect my laptop to it and
>set it up to be secure.
>
> "Go Tyler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bIIof.278$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Don't ask why, it is a long story. I have my dsl modem and dlink router
>> in one room with no computer. The internet works fine. My laptop connects
>> fine wireless. Now my desktop is in another room and it connects with a
>> linksys wirless usb adapter no problem.
>>
>> All these connections are unsecured. Is there a way to secure the wirless
>> connection without having a computer connected to the modem and router
>> directly?
>>

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Duane

There is one way, Get a Wireless router with an internal firewall,
use WPA for access from the wireless side and use packet filtering
for access from the wireless side also.

This ain't great, but it 's a start. You can get wireless routers
with decent firewall protection but your going to pay a 'little' more
than the normal $50-100 for them. You need a business class router
or enterprise router for a real good solution.

hope this helps,

Bob

Robert Smith Consulting
Wired & Wireless Networks for Home, Business & Enterprise


On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:13:19 -0600, in alt.internet.wireless you
wrote:


On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:13:19 -0600, "Go Tyler"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Don't ask why, it is a long story. I have my dsl modem and dlink router in
>one room with no computer. The internet works fine. My laptop connects fine
>wireless. Now my desktop is in another room and it connects with a linksys
>wirless usb adapter no problem.
>
>All these connections are unsecured. Is there a way to secure the wirless
>connection without having a computer connected to the modem and router
>directly?
>

If your question is about changing router settings then yes, it is much
safer to do it through wired connection.

I got the wep set up and working.

"Go Tyler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I guess this is impossible. I suppose I could connect my laptop to it and
>set it up to be secure.
>
> "Go Tyler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bIIof.278$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Don't ask why, it is a long story. I have my dsl modem and dlink router
>> in one room with no computer. The internet works fine. My laptop connects
>> fine wireless. Now my desktop is in another room and it connects with a
>> linksys wirless usb adapter no problem.
>>
>> All these connections are unsecured. Is there a way to secure the wirless
>> connection without having a computer connected to the modem and router
>> directly?
>>
>
>

WEP is better than nothing. If your router supports WPA, go for it as it's
much more difficult to crack. A decent hacker could penetrate your WEP
network in a few minutes.
If you're really concerned about security, use MAC address filtering as well
as WPA, turn off DHCP and assign IP addresses manually to each of your
computers. Also be sure to change the password on your router and use a
SSID other than the default.


"Go Tyler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I got the wep set up and working.
>
> "Go Tyler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsTIof.282$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I guess this is impossible. I suppose I could connect my laptop to it and
>>set it up to be secure.
>>
>> "Go Tyler" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:bIIof.278$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Don't ask why, it is a long story. I have my dsl modem and dlink router
>>> in one room with no computer. The internet works fine. My laptop
>>> connects fine wireless. Now my desktop is in another room and it
>>> connects with a linksys wirless usb adapter no problem.
>>>
>>> All these connections are unsecured. Is there a way to secure the
>>> wirless connection without having a computer connected to the modem and
>>> router directly?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Go Tyler" wrote in message ...
> Don't ask why, it is a long story. I have my dsl modem and dlink router in
> one room with no computer. The internet works fine. My laptop connects
fine
> wireless. Now my desktop is in another room and it connects with a linksys
> wirless usb adapter no problem.
>
> All these connections are unsecured. Is there a way to secure the wirless
> connection without having a computer connected to the modem and router
> directly?

Turn on it's encryption.

http://192.168.0.1

> If you're really concerned about security, use MAC address filtering as well
> as WPA, turn off DHCP and assign IP addresses manually to each of your
> computers. Also be sure to change the password on your router and use a
> SSID other than the default.

MAC filtering just requires a momentary sniff to defeat, turning off
DHCP is pointless because if the hacker has cracked WPA (unlikely) then
sniffing a packet to pick up the IP address range in use isn't going to
present a difficulty. Kismet already does this for you anyway.