Re: Securing Wireless Network

"Mike Easter" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> dwåcôn wrote:
>> I have home wifi, mainly for TIVO connectivity but occasionally use
>> it for my laptop when I want to work around the house without
>> tripping over RJ-45 cables.
>>
>> I typically change the password monthly and also switch channels.
>> Wondering if that is overkill, or if I should be doing some other
>> opsec measures?
>
> Driveby wifi rustling is a big sport.  WEP security is insufficient, you
> need to WPA.  The ease of cracking wep was demonstrated back in 2001
> which showed that the analysis of 10 minutes of traffic could be enough.
> The wiki article about it is a good place to start.
>
>
> -- 
> Mike Easter
> kibitzer, not SC admin
>

Does restricting wireless access to specific MACADDRs add value too?

Any comments on the WPA algorithms (AES vs TKIP)?

Any comments on "Group key renewal Interval" .. mine defaults to 3600 
seconds.....

Also, I have been told it is NOT a good idea to Enable Wireless SSID 
broadcast, but I have not been able to get my wireless laptop to 'see' the 
router, unless it is enabled? Any ideas here?