Netgear DG834G

Money_Saver

How do I know if anyone is trying to hack to gain access to my router? I am assuming it would show in the log in the router settings?

IF so, what kind of information should I be looking for.

All it states is something about sync time, and whenever I log in also states authentation fails whatever that means

Thank you.

espresso

What security have you set up on your router?

Money_Saver

espresso wrote:

What security have you set up on your router?

Limited my LAN IP addresses, WPA-PSK encryption, MAC filtering, software firewall and anti virus, and netgears own firewall changed my router password

MercilessKiller

It would show in the log. And with that much security for a home network, you won't be hacked.

espresso

Money_Saver wrote:

Limited my LAN IP addresses, WPA-PSK encryption, MAC filtering, software firewall and anti virus, and netgears own firewall changed my router password

Well as long as you have used a 64 bit random hex encryption key, there is not much more you can do. Some recommend disabling SSID broadcast but it does not make it any more secure and others may set up a network on the channel that you have chosen.

:cool:

Money_Saver

espresso wrote:

Well as long as you have used a 64 bit random hex encryption key, there is not much more you can do. Some recommend disabling SSID broadcast but it does not make it any more secure and others may set up a network on the channel that you have chosen.

:cool:

Forgot to say yes I disabled the SSID, one other question:

Using Netgear adapter WG111 v2 when i installed this software, when it scanned it listed 2 other networks in the neighbourhood, i guess they havent disabled their SSID for this to show? correct? anyway also it displayed their channel number they use wep and also their mac address. is that right?

Thanks

espresso

Money_Saver wrote:

Forgot to say yes I disabled the SSID, one other question:

Using Netgear adapter WG111 v2 when i installed this software, when it scanned it listed 2 other networks in the neighbourhood, i guess they havent disabled their SSID for this to show? correct? anyway also it displayed their channel number they use wep and also their mac address. is that right?

Thanks

No experience of WG111 software but your assumptions sound correct. Even when SSID broadcast is disabled, it can still be seen by various other software like Netstumbler etc.

:eek:

HTH

albertross_2

have you disabled web administration, under remote management, if not remove the tick. If you have a good long random encryption key, then the neighbours shouldn't get near it, which leaves you putting the wrong password in, or web attacking the remote admin.

Money_Saver

albertross wrote:

have you disabled web administration, under remote management, if not remove the tick. If you have a good long random encryption key, then the neighbours shouldn't get near it, which leaves you putting the wrong password in, or web attacking the remote admin.

Yes I have disabled remote management i think it's disabled as default?

albertross_2

When does the authentication failure come up, as soon as you goto 192.168.1.0, if so, then that is you putting the wrong (or having the wrong saved) password.

Money_Saver

albertross wrote:

When does the authentication failure come up, as soon as you goto 192.168.1.0, if so, then that is you putting the wrong (or having the wrong saved) password.

Yes, you're right, it is the wrong password I was entering.

ok, so what if anything should i be looking for in the log that would look sus?