wifi router security

needed advice on networking. i have bought a new d-link wifi router. is
there any way i could prevent others in the neighbourhood from using my
account? i assume that they can use.
thanks

On 24 Aug 2006 11:32:16 -0700, "roohbir" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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>needed advice on networking. i have bought a new d-link wifi router. is
>there any way i could prevent others in the neighbourhood from using my
>account? i assume that they can use.

Use WPA security with a strong passphrase. (Nothing else needed.)

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Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

roohbir wrote:
> needed advice on networking. i have bought a new d-link wifi router. is
> there any way i could prevent others in the neighbourhood from using my
> account? i assume that they can use.
> thanks

Many resources on the web. Ok here is some episodes from Steve
Gibson's weekly SecurityNow:

Bad Wifi Security:

Audio: http://media.grc.com/sn/SN-011.mp3
Transcript: http://www.grc.com/sn/SN-011.htm

Unbreakable WiFi Security:

Audio: http://media.grc.com/sn/SN-013.mp3
Transcript: http://www.grc.com/sn/SN-013.htm

-aljuahni

On 24 Aug 2006 11:55:23 -0700, "aljuhani" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:

>roohbir wrote:
>> needed advice on networking. i have bought a new d-link wifi router. is
>> there any way i could prevent others in the neighbourhood from using my
>> account? i assume that they can use.
>> thanks
>
>Many resources on the web. Ok here is some episodes from Steve
>Gibson's weekly SecurityNow:

Known to security professionals as SecurityRubbish.

Gibson is a security-wannbe with no real training, background, or
understanding.

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Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

thanks for the reply john, but how do i do that?

John Navas wrote:
> On 24 Aug 2006 11:32:16 -0700, "roohbir" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> <(E-Mail Removed). com>:
>
> >needed advice on networking. i have bought a new d-link wifi router. is
> >there any way i could prevent others in the neighbourhood from using my
> >account? i assume that they can use.
>
> Use WPA security with a strong passphrase. (Nothing else needed.)
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

thanks for the reply john, but how do i do that?

John Navas wrote:
> On 24 Aug 2006 11:32:16 -0700, "roohbir" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> <(E-Mail Removed). com>:
>
> >needed advice on networking. i have bought a new d-link wifi router. is
> >there any way i could prevent others in the neighbourhood from using my
> >account? i assume that they can use.
>
> Use WPA security with a strong passphrase. (Nothing else needed.)
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

Use diceware to generate your passphrase.
Enable WPA-PSK in the router with that passphrase.
Enable WPA-PSK in your computer with that passphrase.
See wikis below for more information.

On 24 Aug 2006 13:02:04 -0700, "roohbir" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed) .com>:

>thanks for the reply john, but how do i do that?
>
>John Navas wrote:
>> On 24 Aug 2006 11:32:16 -0700, "roohbir" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> <(E-Mail Removed). com>:
>>
>> >needed advice on networking. i have bought a new d-link wifi router. is
>> >there any way i could prevent others in the neighbourhood from using my
>> >account? i assume that they can use.
>>
>> Use WPA security with a strong passphrase. (Nothing else needed.)
>>
>> --
>> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
>> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
>> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
>> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

thanks a lot john. i'll try and let ya know how it goes.
roohbir
John Navas wrote:
> Use diceware to generate your passphrase.
> Enable WPA-PSK in the router with that passphrase.
> Enable WPA-PSK in your computer with that passphrase.
> See wikis below for more information.
>
> On 24 Aug 2006 13:02:04 -0700, "roohbir" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> <(E-Mail Removed) .com>:
>
> >thanks for the reply john, but how do i do that?
> >
> >John Navas wrote:
> >> On 24 Aug 2006 11:32:16 -0700, "roohbir" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> <(E-Mail Removed). com>:
> >>
> >> >needed advice on networking. i have bought a new d-link wifi router. is
> >> >there any way i could prevent others in the neighbourhood from using my
> >> >account? i assume that they can use.
> >>
> >> Use WPA security with a strong passphrase. (Nothing else needed.)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
> >> John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
> >> Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
> >> Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>

On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:32:16 -0700, roohbir wrote:

> needed advice on networking. i have bought a new d-link wifi router. is
> there any way i could prevent others in the neighbourhood from using my
> account? i assume that they can use.
> thanks

Use WPA/CCMP/AES encryption with a random 63 character passphrase.

On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:35:17 GMT, johnny <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed)>:

>On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:32:16 -0700, roohbir wrote:
>
>> needed advice on networking. i have bought a new d-link wifi router. is
>> there any way i could prevent others in the neighbourhood from using my
>> account? i assume that they can use.
>> thanks
>
>Use WPA/CCMP/AES encryption with a random 63 character passphrase.

Half that length is more than enough.

--
Best regards, FAQ for Wireless Internet: <http://Wireless.wikia.com>
John Navas FAQ for Wi-Fi: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi>
Wi-Fi How To: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_HowTo>
Fixes to Wi-Fi Problems: <http://wireless.wikia.com/wiki/Wi-Fi_Fixes>