http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20247041 en Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:28:06 EDT Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:28:06 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20247041 cleckjr : As far as hard to crack keys, I like to use the "Ultra High Security Password Generator" at Gibbson Research Corp.

»https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm

Not easy to remember (or type), but if you put it on a USB thumb drive it is easy enough to load on to the computers you need it on.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20247041 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:33:35 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20241976 anon : I agree with Anav - with current computing power available to the common person, defeating WPA-based security (at least the PSK variation) is very difficult and computationally intensive. It would take too long to crack to make it practical to break in.

However, that said, you need to ensure two things:

1) a strong 20+ character passphrase as the seed for your WPA-PSK value (preferably based on a random string generator using mixed-case alphanumeric and special character values)
2) a unique SSID that no one else probably uses

If your SSID is "linksys" and the WPA passphrase is "hello123," don't expect a high level of assurance that your network is impenetrable because those values are likely entries in cracking dictionaries.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20241976 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:15:21 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20240465 Anav : If anyone hacks a strong WPA key, aka the type of security Sooner has aptly given you assistance in, then:

a. someone in your family has given away your key, or
b. NSA is interested in your system and you might as well brew a pot of coffee and wait for the door to come busting down. :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20240465 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:57:34 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20235535 aefstoggaflm : I am not sure.

How about Network Magic?

»www.networkmagic.com/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20235535 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:00:11 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20213262 dullh : Thanks for the reply. I downloaded Airsnare, but it appears way over my head. I am the type of computer user that can fix my computer if I mess it up, and do simple things, but past that I'm a dummy. I am looking for a program that runs in the background, and maybe pops up a box to alert me if someone tries to access the router, you know, something simple, no setup required except to install it...if that sort of simple program even exists.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20213262 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:59:42 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20211097 SoonerAl : Look at AirSnare...

»home.comcast.net/~jay.deboer/airsnare/

The real key is to secure your wireless network with WPA2/WPA and use a long random encryption key. Here are my recommendations.

»theillustratednetwork.mvps.org/L···ity.html
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MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20211097 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:58:18 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20209404 dullh : I have a Westell 327W, and I am interested to know if there's any software out there that can monitor the wireless and tell me if anyone gets on my wireless modem or attempts to get on? I have security enabled, but would like to know if I can get a program that will monitor the wireless and alert me if someone tries to hack into it, whether they successfully get into it or not. Thanks.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20209404 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:25:36 EDT