- Feb 20, 2013
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Hello all,
Before I begin let me confirm that I've followed all standard WiFi security steps outlined in the sticky threads in this forum. These include hiding my SSID, applying MAC address filtering on my router to only allow confirmed MAC addresses access, enabling WPA2-PSK encyption and creating a very secure password.
My model of router has a dome of LEDs mounted on it that indicate when Wireless connections are incoming/outgoing and which of the router's multiple antennas are in use. These LEDs do not illuminate when not in use. I have noticed that these LEDs are illuminated even when ALL wireless devices (including phones, television etc.) in the house are completely powered off, even unplugged.
This would indicate activity from an external, non-authorised source.
Secondly, one of my PCs repeatedly loses its WiFi connection. The connection can be reestablished simply by clicking the Windows WiFi-status icon in the quicklaunch menu and clicking once on the name of my Wireless network in the list of networks. This causes Windows to reconnect to the network. Is it common for Wireless client devices to drop their connection to the router? All drivers have been tried, installed and reinstalled, this issue persists.
Two questions: What possible means of access could an advanced hacker use to bypass my Wireless security settings, allowing them to use my router and/or intercept my use of it. Could it be as sophisticated as a remote reinstall of custom firmware on the router? If it's not this sophisticated where might I identify IPs connected to the router without using the router's GUI (which assures me only authorised machines are using the router). Question 2: What can be done to resolve the constant Wireless access disconnects on one of the client PCs on my network?
Your assistance much appreciated.
Before I begin let me confirm that I've followed all standard WiFi security steps outlined in the sticky threads in this forum. These include hiding my SSID, applying MAC address filtering on my router to only allow confirmed MAC addresses access, enabling WPA2-PSK encyption and creating a very secure password.
My model of router has a dome of LEDs mounted on it that indicate when Wireless connections are incoming/outgoing and which of the router's multiple antennas are in use. These LEDs do not illuminate when not in use. I have noticed that these LEDs are illuminated even when ALL wireless devices (including phones, television etc.) in the house are completely powered off, even unplugged.
This would indicate activity from an external, non-authorised source.
Secondly, one of my PCs repeatedly loses its WiFi connection. The connection can be reestablished simply by clicking the Windows WiFi-status icon in the quicklaunch menu and clicking once on the name of my Wireless network in the list of networks. This causes Windows to reconnect to the network. Is it common for Wireless client devices to drop their connection to the router? All drivers have been tried, installed and reinstalled, this issue persists.
Two questions: What possible means of access could an advanced hacker use to bypass my Wireless security settings, allowing them to use my router and/or intercept my use of it. Could it be as sophisticated as a remote reinstall of custom firmware on the router? If it's not this sophisticated where might I identify IPs connected to the router without using the router's GUI (which assures me only authorised machines are using the router). Question 2: What can be done to resolve the constant Wireless access disconnects on one of the client PCs on my network?
Your assistance much appreciated.
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