Security

supersaint71 · 10-25-2004

hey

In ur opinion whats the best security for a wireless router? just out of curiosity (hope thats spelt right)

G8tK33per · 10-25-2004

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Originally Posted by supersaint71

hey

In ur opinion whats the best security for a wireless router? just out of curiosity (hope thats spelt right)

Unplug it.

wrzwaldo · 10-25-2004

IMHO the absolute best security is to not plug it in. If you have to plug it in then the best security is to use all available options on the router. Then you have to determine what data you will allow to ride the waves. Right now about the only thing I would do wireless (consumer grade) is surf the web.

Thorn · 10-25-2004

The question is very open ended. It depends heavily on where you are in the security spectrum. At one end you have a home user who checks his email one a month via the WLAN, while at the other end you have defense contractors that send megabytes (or more) of information every few hours.

Assuming that you're like most people (a home or small business user) then this thread may help define what you need to do:

http://forums.netstumbler.com/showthread.php?t=6492

10-25-2004	#1 (permalink)
supersaint71 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3	Security hey In ur opinion whats the best security for a wireless router? just out of curiosity (hope thats spelt right) __________________ poooh Last edited by supersaint71 : 10-25-2004 at 09:05 AM.

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Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,084	The question is very open ended. It depends heavily on where you are in the security spectrum. At one end you have a home user who checks his email one a month via the WLAN, while at the other end you have defense contractors that send megabytes (or more) of information every few hours. Assuming that you're like most people (a home or small business user) then this thread may help define what you need to do: http://forums.netstumbler.com/showthread.php?t=6492 __________________ Thorn "I'm The Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I am from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old and I am the man who is going to save your lives and all 6 billion people on the planet below... You got a problem with that?"

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10-25-2004	#3 (permalink)
wrzwaldo I amuse you? Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 9,127	IMHO the absolute best security is to not plug it in. If you have to plug it in then the best security is to use all available options on the router. Then you have to determine what data you will allow to ride the waves. Right now about the only thing I would do wireless (consumer grade) is surf the web.