security enabled network

Hi there

I hope someone can help me?
I have a belkin rooter set up to one computer and 2 laptops set up on our
wireless network... my problem is when I connect to my network it says...
its not security enabled and that other people may be able to view my
computer. How do I make this network security protected.

Hope you can help

Cheers

Colette

Hi
The best place to start is your Wireless Router Manual.
Once you decide which level of security you are going to use, configure the
Router's Security and then the Wireless client computer.

In General, from the weakest to the strongest, Wireless security capacity
is.

No Security
MAC______(Band Aid if nothing else is available).
WEP64____(Easy, to "Brake" by knowledgeable people).
WEP128___(A little Harder, but "Hackable" too).
WPA-PSK__(Very Hard to Brake ).
WPA-AES__(Not functionally Breakable)
WPA2____ (Not functionally Breakable).

Note 1: WPA-AES the the current entry level rendition of WPA2.

Note 2: If you use WinXP and did not updated it you would have to download
the WPA2 patch from Microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893357

The documentation of your Wireless devices (Wireless Router, and Wireless
Computer's Card) should state the type of security that is available with
your Wireless hardware.

All devices MUST be set to the same security level using the same pass
phrase.

Therefore the security must be set according what ever is the best possible
of one of the Wireless devices.

I.e. even if most of your system might be capable to be configured to the
max. with WPA2, but one device is only capable to be configured to max . of
WEP, to whole system must be configured to WEP.

If you need more good security and one device (like a Wireless card that can
do WEP only) is holding better security for the whole Network, replace the
device with a better one.

Setting Wireless Security - http://www.ezlan.net/Wireless_Security.html

The Core differences between WEP, WPA, and WPA2 -
http://www.ezlan.net/wpa_wep.html

Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Colette" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uLauCe8$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi there
>
> I hope someone can help me?
> I have a belkin rooter set up to one computer and 2 laptops set up on our
> wireless network... my problem is when I connect to my network it says...
> its not security enabled and that other people may be able to view my
> computer. How do I make this network security protected.
>
> Hope you can help
>
> Cheers
>
> Colette