dullh
join:2004-06-13
Candler, NC
| Question about wireless
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. |
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SoonerAl
Old Enough To Know Better
Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-23
Norman, OK
|  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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"When all else fails, read the instructions..."
MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience |
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dullh
join:2004-06-13
Candler, NC
| reply to 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. |
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aefstoggaflm
Open Source Fan
Premium
join:2002-03-04
Bethlehem, PA | I am not sure.
How about Network Magic?
»www.networkmagic.com/ |
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Anav
Sarcastic Llama? Naw, Just Acerbic
Premium
join:2001-07-16
Dartmouth, NS
edit:
March 28th, @09:57AM
| 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.  |
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justanotherguy
@ipass.com
| 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. |
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cleckjr
cleckjr
join:2003-08-30
Trenton, NJ
| reply to dullh
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. |
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