Make your wireless Internet connection safe from hackers

bigc73542 · Mar 26, 2004

Link to story: http://www.gmtoday.com/news/local_stories/2004/March_04/03252004_11.asp

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It's easy for expert to break into your connection, hard drive

By LIZ GREENAWALT - GM Today Staff March 25, 2004

CEDARBURG - You shred documents containing personal information, don't give out important information over the phone, delete suspicious looking e-mails and generally consider yourself a person aware of identity theft dangers. So how can your computer be putting at risk of possibly becoming an ID theft victim?

Roger Brotz, owner of Strategic Solutions, Inc., a computer consulting company in Cedarburg, said wireless technology might be allowing unwanted people with laptops onto your wireless system. As more people in the area use wireless connections to access the Internet, Brotz said the number of people not securing those connections is becoming a problem.

"I can pass by with my laptop that has a wireless Internet card and I can connect up to your home Internet connection and have access to the Internet," said Brotz. "I could also potentially have access to information on your PC."

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gerardwil · Mar 27, 2004

Hi,

Additional to the article above.
Instead of WEP you can use the stronger WPA.
Read about WPA here:

http://www.pcmag.com/

To test yourself Netstumbler can be found here:

www.netstumbler.com

See also threadid 1797 on netstumbler forum

Gerard

bigc73542 · Mar 27, 2004

The article unfortunatly does not tell how to make your wireless absolutley impenitrable, simply because it is imposible. But you can make it almost invulnurable if you follow the instructions that come with your wireless router and follow the guidelines in the previous article and other articles of a simular nature. But the truth is if it is broadcast through the air someone somewhere will find a way to intrude on it.

gerardwil · Mar 27, 2004

Yep, you are right.
Anyway i am not worried about it at all as a private user. Will look out the window for cars with big antenna's,

Btw. when using Linux or BSD and having perl, u can use "FakeAP"
When using FakeAP it seems you have 53000 accesspoints instead of one
(works only with a Prism2-chipset in your ethernetadapter.

Greetings

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