Topic 'Re: No chance here, keep lookin...' in forum '' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-chance-here-keep-lookin-19730911 en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:25:00 EDT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:25:00 EDT Re: No chance here, keep lookin... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-chance-here-keep-lookin-19735635 said by Cjaiceman:

I run a WRT54G with Thibor15c, WPA2-PSK with 21+ character key, hidden SSID and MAC filtering.


A hidden SSID, and MAC address filtering, will protect you from your clueless neighbor who is just learning how to turn his computer on. They will do nothing to protect you from the really bad guys who can hurt you, or damage your reputation. Plus, they identify you, in a way that you don't need:

  • Someone who wants to hide.
  • Someone who hasn't a clue how to protect himself.

Like a typical tourist, with bulging camera bag, shoulder bag, and map which he is anxiously perusing, on a crowded city street, a WiFi network using a hidden SSID and MAC address filtering, is seen as an easy target by the beginner level criminals. The pros will attack you when they are bored, or really broke.
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WPA2 is the only thing you need.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-chance-here-keep-lookin-19734254 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:29:13 EDT Re: No chance here, keep lookin... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-chance-here-keep-lookin-19731348 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-No-chance-here-keep-lookin-19731348 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:40:58 EDT No chance here, keep lookin... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/No-chance-here-keep-lookin-19730911
For all the people running open wireless I think they should secure it to prevent a large outbreak of something like this, but I just for some reason can't see this moving around too much. Just something about there being a lot of different types of routers, Linksys, Netgear, Belkin, D-Link just to name a few.
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