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Network Key Setup
Name: akincomer Date: July 19, 2008 at 13:16:27 Pacific OS: Media Center CPU/Ram: 512 Product: dell inspiron 6000
Comment:
I just moved into a new apartment and the wireless router is in the basement. I'm pretty sure other people are getting onto the internet through me bcuz there is no network key set up. How do i do this? i have the SN and MAC numbers from the bottom of the router.
Name: akincomer Date: July 19, 2008 at 13:18:01 Pacific
Reply:
i forgot to mention i'm on a belkin card in a dell laptop
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Response Number 2
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: July 19, 2008 at 15:11:44 Pacific
Reply:
This isn't really a Security or Virus issue, but... it would help if you could state the model of the router. I'd move the router out of the basement and put it somewhere more secure for starters. If there's no security on it, then you'll want to set WEP, but like I said, without knowing what kind it is, that's difficult to say how to do that.
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Response Number 3
Name: RoberK Date: July 20, 2008 at 05:58:37 Pacific
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Do not use WEP. It's too easy to crack. Use WPA when setting up your router.
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Response Number 4
Name: akincomer Date: July 21, 2008 at 09:11:58 Pacific
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oook so i have a linksys mode no. wrt54g. how do i know what the wep number is? or do i set that up myself? is the mac number on the router used to set up a network key? or the SN number below it?
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Response Number 5
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: July 21, 2008 at 11:00:44 Pacific
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The documentation that came with your router will show you how to setup the security.
However, all the info you need is available from here:
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