rzuniga
join:2008-04-07
Florissant, CO
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April 7th, @01:26AM
| Linksys wireless network
Ok, I have a Linksys wireless N router running my home wireless network. I also have a linksys range expander connected to this router. Also, recently I had a D-link wireless access point added to my network, so that my neighbor can share out internet access. I have my linksys router secured, and when I added the range expander, I had to enter the encryption key in order to connect it to my router, and the same went for the wireless access point at my neighbors house.
My question is, are the range extender and wireless access point secure, or can someone connect to either external access point and access the internet (or my network) without having to enter an encryption key? I'm just worried about security on my network with these additional access points.
Can anyone explain how these types of things work in conjunction with each other, as someone told me that these external access points are not secure. |
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docrice
join:2008-03-31
Fremont, CA
| I would assume (emphasis on "assume") that these devices are interacting with each other as bridged peers in your configuration which is set up with a common WPA key. If you sniff the traffic between these devices, your frame control information should indicate values of 1 in the "From DS" and "To DS" in the "DS status" flag fields.
That said, it doesn't seem to me on first review that your setup is insecure, although more information is needed as to which specific "encryption key" type is used, as well as other features that these new 802.11n devices permit. I know there are some potential security issues using 802.11n devices on networks using older 802.11 protocols, although I'm assuming they don't apply to your situation.
Ok, now that that's out of the way, does anyone else here have a more authoritative answer? I'd like to know myself since I might be setting up multiple radio heads in my network in the future (a root and non-root bridge to form a ESS that covers my entire house). |
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