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Wireless Networking
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T.K.Maxx
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Hi, How safe is wireless networking? I have 2 pcs wireless. One laptop one a pc. I have disabled the SSID, I have mac filtering in place, I have a hardware firewall built into the Router, I have up to date anti virus, and software firewall. Am Using WPA-PSK encryption 63 charaters; SPybot; Adaware, spywareblaster, etc etc.
Would you feel safe this way? And would you feel comfortable to use this set up for internet banking etc?
Thanks for your help/ideas
TKMAXX
Would you feel safe this way? And would you feel comfortable to use this set up for internet banking etc?
Thanks for your help/ideas
TKMAXX
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I would be reasonably safe with your setup. Remember nothing is 100% safe but you have taken every sensible precaution.
I certainly use internet banking and have less sceurity than you.0 -
even safer
would be a firewall with segmenting
and put the wireless acsess on a complete different segment with no connection to the desktop
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IMO MAC Filtering is not really any good. It's so easy to spoof a MAC address..
How ever, that doesn't mean take it off
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matty_c608 wrote:IMO MAC Filtering is not really any good. It's so easy to spoof a MAC address..
How ever, that doesn't mean take it off
The same is often said about disabling the SSID broadcast! All of the data is still there to be seen by anyone interested but it simply doesn't have an ID flag attached. Some say that this only draws attention to it, but does not make it any more secure.
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Knoppix-std means you dont even have to go looking for the individual programs, all right there in their own operating system!!!!The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.0
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were do u live op ill be in your network in around 3-4 mins Wannabe DFW NERD: Not fully fledged member yet !
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jakemuk wrote:were do u live op ill be in your network in around 3-4 mins
I'd be surprised if you could crack wpa-psk. Especially if the shared key is chosen sensibly and not left vulnerable to dictionary attack, which is its Achilles heel.
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