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| Security risk or just paranoid?
I just noticed this, seeing "Shared" on my WAN (wireless access network) kind of brought up some security questions, which is, how do i UNSHARE this and this other pic shows both my friends still available to access (but obviously won't access), how do I get rid of them?
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SVTRanger
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anthrorules
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"WAN (wireless access network)"
Actually it's WLAN - Wireless Local-Area Network
»www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/WLAN.html
WAN = Wide-Area Network (i.e., Internet)
»www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/wide_ar···WAN.html |
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PhoenixAZ
Joshua
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Phoenix, AZ | reply to SVTRanger
Have you setup security on your wireless network? It is a security risk if you do not have proper security setup. |
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anthrorules
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·IonSKY
2 edits | reply to SVTRanger
Turn off file and printer sharing -OR- set a password for the Windows XP user account you are logging in as and create a workgroup, only allowing you or authenticated users to access file and printer sharing.
Enable security in your Wireless router (preferably WAP-PSK, if not able, then WEP, with strong random pass phrase, and also assigning a strong password to your router admin console, go to the WIRELESS SECURITY forum for assistance).
»Wireless Security
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SVTRanger
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Wow, this helped me this much --> -
Thanks for trying though;)
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SVTRanger
join:2001-07-17
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| reply to PhoenixAZ
said by PhoenixAZ  :Have you setup security on your wireless network? It is a security risk if you do not have proper security setup. Yeah I have a 256bit WPA setup on my wireless router, so I'm good for that one.
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SVTRanger
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said by anthrorules :Turn off file and printer sharing -OR- set a password for the Windows XP user account you are logging in as and create a workgroup, only allowing you or authenticated users to access file and printer sharing. Enable security in your Wireless router (preferably WAP-PSK, if not able, then WEP, with strong random pass phrase, and also assigning a strong password to your router admin console, go to the WIRELESS SECURITY forum for assistance). » Wireless Security Gonna try that, thanks guy.
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anthrorules
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1 edit | reply to SVTRanger
"said by anthrorules :
"WAN (wireless access network)"
Actually it's WLAN - Wireless Local-Area Network
»www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/WLAN.html
WAN = Wide-Area Network (i.e., Internet)
»www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/wide_area_net..
Wow, this helped me this much --> -
Thanks for trying though"
before you can run, you need to walk, correctly, stumbling around basic concepts like technological definitions is poor form to say the least.
I'll think twice about helping someone like you.
Best of luck. |
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SVTRanger
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| said by anthrorules :"said by anthrorules : "WAN (wireless access network)" Actually it's WLAN - Wireless Local-Area Network »www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/WLAN.html WAN = Wide-Area Network (i.e., Internet) »www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/wide_area_net.. Wow, this helped me this much --> - Thanks for trying though" before you can run, you need to walk, correctly, stumbling around basic concepts like technological definitions is poor form to say the least. I'll think twice about helping someone like you. Best of luck. Wow, little sensitive? Cry me a river? Ok, thanks. Could have sworn I thanked ya once already.;)
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