How do I know if my wireless connection is secure?

The_Bargain_Hunters

Hi,
I am a bit of a newbie to laptops and wireless.
I have just bought a new computer and laptop, dd's friend help set it all up, however, yesterday he brought round his own laptop and took control of our laptop through his!

I found the programme he used and I uninstalled it, hopefully he won't do it again!

I am not sure how to find out if our wireless network can be accessed by others, ( I am a bit reluctant to ask him as he is a bit of a hacker!)

How do I get to "view wireless networks" to see if mine is secure?

Browntoa

if you look for the wireless icon on the bottom right of the screen, "Right Click" with the mouse and View all the available networks, you should see yours at the top saying connected and it should have a padlock against it

albertross_2

Which router?

The_Bargain_Hunters

Browntoa wrote: »

if you look for the wireless icon on the bottom right of the screen, "Right Click" with the mouse and View all the available networks, you should see yours at the top saying connected and it should have a padlock against it

can't see the icon!

albertross_2

If you don't have this:



you've probably got a 3rd party software icon instead.

The_Bargain_Hunters

albertross wrote: »

Which router?

Belkin.......

The_Bargain_Hunters

albertross wrote: »

If you don't have this:



you've probably got a 3rd party software icon instead.

All I have is MSN(dd's),AVG,VECH (dd's),BATTERY INDICATOR AND CLOCK!

albertross_2

Are you doing this on the desktop or laptop?

ok, try going into control panel, networks, wireless. (or clicking on that < at the bottom)

http://www.crn.com/white-box/163106150?pgno=2

http://192.168.2.1

The_Bargain_Hunters

I have found something which has our name on and says connected (No padlock)
also another 2 with security enabled at the side also no padlock

albertross_2

connected with no padlock means you are not secure, see the link in my last post to secure it. It is best to do this with a wired connection.

The_Bargain_Hunters

albertross wrote: »

Are you doing this on the desktop or laptop?

ok, try going into control panel, networks, wireless. (or clicking on that < at the bottom)

http://www.crn.com/white-box/163106150?pgno=2

http://192.168.2.1

Hi, I am using the laptop, just clicked on bottom url you sent and went through belkin and it says security enabled, does that mean I'm ok?