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I've set up a wireless network at home for the first time, having
hopefully read up enough on security to make this a 'safe' proposition.
What I'd like to know is, having taken these steps, can I consider my
wireless network to be fully secure to all intents and purposes (given
that I'm just an ordinary person living in a low-population density
suburb (rather than, say, a corporate user at high risk of attack)?
I have a Linksys WRT54G router connected to always-on broadband, and
have taken the following steps:
1. Changed the router admin login details from the default
2. Changed the default SSID
3. Disabled SSID broadcast
4. Enabled MAC filter (ie only the MAC address of my laptop is allowed
to connect wirelessly)
5. Enabled WPA-TKIP encryption (with Group renewal every 3600 seconds,
whatever that means!)
6. Enabled Windows XP firewall on all PCs (plus the router's hardware
firewall).
Does this sound reasonable? Should I really worry about accessing
online banking wirelessly for example, any more than when accessing it
from a wired PC?
--
Thanks
David
I've set up a wireless network at home for the first time, having
hopefully read up enough on security to make this a 'safe' proposition.
What I'd like to know is, having taken these steps, can I consider my
wireless network to be fully secure to all intents and purposes (given
that I'm just an ordinary person living in a low-population density
suburb (rather than, say, a corporate user at high risk of attack)?
I have a Linksys WRT54G router connected to always-on broadband, and
have taken the following steps:
1. Changed the router admin login details from the default
2. Changed the default SSID
3. Disabled SSID broadcast
4. Enabled MAC filter (ie only the MAC address of my laptop is allowed
to connect wirelessly)
5. Enabled WPA-TKIP encryption (with Group renewal every 3600 seconds,
whatever that means!)
6. Enabled Windows XP firewall on all PCs (plus the router's hardware
firewall).
Does this sound reasonable? Should I really worry about accessing
online banking wirelessly for example, any more than when accessing it
from a wired PC?
--
Thanks
David