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secure wireless connection
Name: ning Date: December 4, 2004 at 10:51:31 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: 2.66
Comment:
i have a router connected to my desktop, however i believe someone is stealing my connection, therefor making my laptop's wireless internet really slow. how do i make my connection secure and with a password? thanks
Name: dknowledge Date: December 4, 2004 at 11:49:56 Pacific
Reply:
You have to enable WEPs (wireless encryption protocol) on both your wireless laptop and you wireless AP (access point)/ wireless router...which everyone your using.
Details should be in the manual that came with your Wireless AP/router.
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Response Number 2
Name: vipergg Date: December 4, 2004 at 13:21:42 Pacific
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Also even better is to implement mac address filtering . This will keep everyone but the peoples machines who's mac address you input into the router .
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Response Number 3
Name: jabba Date: December 5, 2004 at 05:14:49 Pacific
Reply:
mac filtering is very safe but if you're new to this stuff then 128bit wep encryption should be the best option for you for now! When you think of a keyword to use that generates the key on the ADSL/Wireless Router etc... Don’t make it too simple! Like anything simple it can be worked out or guessed! names and numbers but not your name or your date of birth!
This will produce 13 two digit codes that you will have to enter on your Laptop/Desktop etc... Job done!
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Response Number 4
Name: bilbus Date: December 8, 2004 at 08:10:17 Pacific
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