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"Jim" <jmcconaughey@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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q8Me.123533$gL1.66509@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> Please excuse me if this is the wrong forum, but can anyone here help me
> on how to make sure that my wireless network is secure? I've got two
> computers hooked up, one wired, and one wireless. Both are operating
> fine, but I can't seem to find out how to check if WEP is enabled and so
> forth. Thanks for any help!
Depending on the make and model of your Wireless Access Point (WAP), you'll
connect to it by pointing your browser at it or installing the SNMP
management software. That should get you to an interface that will allow
you to examine the settings.
Regards,
Carl
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"Jim" <jmcconaughey@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
newsq8Me.123533$gL1.66509@tornado.texas.rr.com...
| Please excuse me if this is the wrong forum, but can anyone here help me
on
| how to make sure that my wireless network is secure? I've got two
computers
| hooked up, one wired, and one wireless. Both are operating fine, but I
| can't seem to find out how to check if WEP is enabled and so forth.
Thanks
| for any help!
Securing your Wireless Network
http://www.security-forums.com/for [...] php?t=5405
Exploiting and Protecting 802.11b Wireless Networks
http://www.extremetech.com/article [...] 933,00.asp
Information and advice to help you use wireless networking securely
http://netsecurity.about.com/od/secureyourwifinetwork/
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