Re: Securing Wireless Network

"dwåcôn" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> "Mike Easter" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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>> dwåcôn wrote:
>>> Another discovery -- TIVO doesn't support WPA.  So, I am stuck trying
>>> to secure WEP as best as possible, or get that 200 foot Ethernet
>>> cable...
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>> I'm not sure I have the whole equation here, but I don't know how the
>> tivo and wep would be a problem;   OTOH interfacing between a computer
>> such as a laptop and the WAN via a wireless cable modem on wep would be
>> a whole 'nuther issue.
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> I don't have a landline phone -- using my cell only saves $50/month.  So I 
> use my LAN (well, WLAN) to let TIVO do it's nightly synch with the server.
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> Now, I figure I may also use it with my laptop to escape my home office 
> and maybe do some work on the sofa... but the primary purpose is TIVO 
> connectivity.
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> I did read on About.com not to broadcast the SSID and so I changed to a 
> different SSID and do not broadcast it.
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> Also, it said 128 bit encryption was a performance hit without much 
> benefit, so just use 64 bit.
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> My main concern is keeping someone from using my high-speed internet, 
> especially if they want to do something naughty like send spam or 
> whatever.
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> Interestingly, I pick up at least five other SSIDs... meaning my neighbors 
> have WiFi and seems their signals are stronger... hmm...
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When you pick up the neighbor's signals, don't some of them say they are 
'secure' - there must be some way to keep others out of your wifi.

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