 JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?
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join:2006-09-05
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to Bob4
Re: How often do you change your Wi-Fi SSID/Passphrase?And, only $19.95... quote:
But wait! I f you act NOW, we'll throw in another unlimited for free! That's right, FREE! Act now!
Offer limited to those on Mars, Venus, and Jupiter. Offer void where prohibited.
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 poppsterTell the truth and then run.
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join:2003-12-23
Midwest
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to StuartMW
I've never changed mine......actually I still use WEP. I live among older folks that could care less about my wireless connection, lol.
I take the necessary precautions however. The ONLY reason I use wep is because an OLD wireless router I use as a repeater only supprts wep. |
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StuartMW
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2012-Oct-23 9:33 pm
said by poppster:I've never changed mine......actually I still use WEP. Wow, you must have big brass ones  |
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poppsterTell the truth and then run.
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join:2003-12-23
Midwest |
to StuartMW
lol die hard WEP fan! ahahah |
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 Name Game
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join:2002-07-07
Grand Rapids, MI |
to StuartMW
said by StuartMW:said by Name Game:The following six characters are not allowed: ?, ", $, [, \, ] and +. I did some checking and apparently the IEEE 802.11 standard doesn't say anything about prohibited characters. Cisco doesn't allow the ones you quote but other vendors do  I also found that although SSID's can be 32 chars long some devices only allow 31 (31 plus nul terminator makes 32 total). quote:
The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from.
Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 2nd ed., p. 254 Go figure..well only looked into it because was thinking when I get back home...will transmit a SSID like "See Bob for a Good time" with the email addy on a spare router not hooked to the net. |
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 RayMahnahmahna
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join:2001-04-02
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to StuartMW
I'm with Juggernaut - I only change the SSID if I think of something funnier. The password I actually only shortened - try typing some long-ass password on a shaky Wii controller keyboard and you'll understand!  (It's still a short phrase, though) |
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 PashuneCaps stifle innovation
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join:2006-04-14
Gautier, MS |
to StuartMW
Haven't changed either of mine in a few years. Using WPA2-AES. I live in a low income neighborhood and 2WIRE SSIDs seem to dominate. I appear to be the only guy with a creative touch for custom SSIDs.. that and the 'lolwep' guy my laptop picks up on rare occasions.  |
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said by poppster:lol die hard WEP fan! ahahah
Is your SSID "GoAheadHackMe"? |
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I used to change it every week just to tick off my neighbor, but then I figured I should leave the guy's router alone and get my own.
Blake |
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Name Game
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join:2002-07-07
Grand Rapids, MI |
Name Game
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2012-Oct-23 11:18 pm
Did you use that new android app ? Wifi Hacker 3.0 » www.mobiles24.com/downlo ··· i_hacker |
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 DownTheShorePray for Ukraine
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join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ |
to StuartMW
I never change my SSID and haven't changed my passphrase since I use a 63 character random one. I also have a guest account which I use to connect my secondary devices (ereader, cell phone, etc.) since I don't use those for any financial transactions or keep any sensitive information on them. |
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ke4pym
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join:2004-07-24
Charlotte, NC
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to StuartMW
Never. I'd have too many devices (including other AP's) to reset. |
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join:2005-02-15
Outback |
to Link Logger
That would have to be the smartest, funniest reply here.  (Even though you're probably not joking.) ------------- Topic: I've changed mine already in the last 8 mths; oh, wait a minute, it was a tech support replacement modem/router, and of course the change came with that. Why would you need to change it - if you can't crack the passphrase why worry - but then some toys have "auto" connected without the passphrase; not sure how that comes about. Like to use industry standard WPA2 but similar issue, some toys just don't care for that sort of security. |
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So no one does it on a daily basis? |
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StuartMW
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2012-Oct-24 12:15 pm
I think that'd make you Obsessive/Compulsive And Wi-Fi security is probably the least of your problems. |
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 EGeezer
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join:2002-08-04
Midwest |
to StuartMW
I have separate wired and wireless routers, and they are isolated and firewalled from each other. I use RADIUS authentication for our wireless, and change the login passwords about every six months. I haven't changed the key for years. The difficulty I have with the wireless setup is that I can't print from it because my networked printer doesn't support RADIUS authentication. The tablets and Smartphones I've seen don't support RADIUS, so guest access is limited. In summary, I guess it's "Security by Incompatibility" |
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SlimJymmie to Tig
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2012-Oct-24 2:29 pm
to Tig
said by Tig:I VLAN everything into logical groups. Wireless is for personal mobile devices and guests access to the net.
What do you use to do this? Most SOHO routers don't offer this capability unless you are using a custom firmware like DD-WRT or it's cousin, Tomato. (Actually, I'm not 100% these firmwares offer this either but I think they do |
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 antdudeMatrix Ant
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join:2001-03-25
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to poppster
said by poppster:I've never changed mine......actually I still use WEP. I live among older folks that could care less about my wireless connection, lol.
I take the necessary precautions however. The ONLY reason I use wep is because an OLD wireless router I use as a repeater only supprts wep.
Yeah old wireless devices can be a problem with WEP only.  |
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to StuartMW
Rarely, I use AES-WPA2 it will be very rare for someone to brute force and guess my password. Especially with the amount of character's I put in their. Also if someone got on my network I would notice the network activity and the MAC log address would show me who connected. When someone trys or attemps to gain access e-mails are mailed to me about the intrusion. I wish anyone out there best of luck to enter my device. |
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antdudeMatrix Ant
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antdude
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2012-Oct-24 7:43 pm
said by brianiscool:Rarely, I use AES-WPA2 it will be very rare for someone to brute force and guess my password. Especially with the amount of character's I put in their. Also if someone got on my network I would notice the network activity and the MAC log address would show me who connected. When someone trys or attemps to gain access e-mails are mailed to me about the intrusion. I wish anyone out there best of luck to enter my device.
Where do you live? [grin] |
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JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?
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join:2006-09-05
Kelowna, BC |
I'll take your challenge if you want to try to crack my LAN... Bring it, and bring your best. I sense failure, though. |
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I only change my SSID when I see the double SSIDs.
I use 802.11A 5 Ghz band. sometimes I see my SSID in 5ghz band and the 2.4 GHz band. when I see it in the 2.4 Ghz band I change the SSID, then the identical one on the 2.4 Ghz disappears.
I only use 802.11A due to crowded 2.4 band and to keep my neighbors off my Wi-Fi. when I see my SSID in the 2.4 band the mac address belongs to an Apple device
My security is WPA/AES Enterprise. my access points only support WEP or WPA/AES-enterprise only
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 DrModemTrust Your Doctor
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join:2006-10-19
USA |
to StuartMW
Why should the password ever be changed, unless cracked?
And if a wpa2 password was cracked, wouldn't you be screwed anyway? |
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ke4pym
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join:2004-07-24
Charlotte, NC |
to SlimJymmie
said by SlimJymmie :said by Tig:I VLAN everything into logical groups. Wireless is for personal mobile devices and guests access to the net.
What do you use to do this? Most SOHO routers don't offer this capability unless you are using a custom firmware like DD-WRT or it's cousin, Tomato. (Actually, I'm not 100% these firmwares offer this either but I think they do Personally, I use a Cisco 1252 series AP. Doesn't everyone? It'll VLAN all day long. |
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 EUSKill cancer
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join:2002-09-10
canada |
to StuartMW
Never. |
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Tig
join:2006-06-29
Carrying Place, ON |
to SlimJymmie
said by SlimJymmie :said by Tig:I VLAN everything into logical groups. Wireless is for personal mobile devices and guests access to the net.
What do you use to do this? Most SOHO routers don't offer this capability unless you are using a custom firmware like DD-WRT or it's cousin, Tomato. (Actually, I'm not 100% these firmwares offer this either but I think they do I use a Netgear GS108T. It's a rather inexpensive managed switch. It sits next to the DSL modem which serves up DHCP. WiFi is handled by remote discrete routers (run as hardwired switches) which have DHCP turned off. Perhaps not the simplest solution but it allows me to put all devices where I want them. |
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poppsterTell the truth and then run.
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join:2003-12-23
Midwest |
to StuartMW
said by StuartMW:said by poppster:lol die hard WEP fan! ahahah
Is your SSID "GoAheadHackMe"? OMG IM HAXORED! |
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wat0114
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join:2012-02-20
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wat0114
Premium Member
2012-Oct-25 10:48 pm
Never changed mine. |
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I have an open network here and what happens to your computer when you connected to it is 'your' fault for connecting to it. I'd never connect to that festering pit of oozing malware as I know whats in there. Blake Sometimes even the hunters get hunted |
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 NightfallMy Goal Is To Deny Yours
MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
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to StuartMW
I am going to change my SSID to "FBI Surveillance Van" and set it up with WPA2 encryption. That should keep people from trying to hack it. |
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(It's still a short phrase, though)
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