protecting Wireless internet
polycounter lvl 14
Hi & it seems that one of my neighbours < which is a f***ing criminal teenager > , is trying to hack my wireless internet , i have disabled the wireless internet because of him and working on normal internet , is there any <gaurunteed> software that protects my PC , i have made a password for the wifi , but i don't want him to benfit from me , f*** him , if he succeded in getting internet then he may become ambitious and see my HDDs ...
any suggestions ?
anyways , i'm happy
, no one can make me sad .
any suggestions ?
anyways , i'm happy
, no one can make me sad .
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(i am not a hacker so i might be wrong, but not broadcasting your ssid is a good way to keep people from using it)
i used to broadcast it in the past , i can't change it now , he still know the old one , thanks .
He does seem to be managing to make you pretty angry, though.
b) If you didn't have encryption on, he isn't stealing, you are giving it to him for free.
c) There is no software besides firewall software that will prevent him from getting on and even that wouldn't do anything because your router is the device broadcasting your signal, not your PC.
Jay: That is about the best you are going to do. The better security is to get an aircard and not use public wi-fi.
I have some other ideas for that, but they are a little more involved.
So basically when you aren't broadcasting the SSID it won't show up in detected networks? Do you then have to manually enter the name?
WPA is difficult to crack, Stay away from WEP... WEP goes down in 20 minutes or less.
Use some heavy MAC Filtering, WPA, and if you've got a fairly tech savvy friend, have him/her set up a captive portal.
Aircards are also pretty crappy in terms of bandwidth...
"Hello burglar! I have tech stuff!"
But the Nintendo DS can't use WPA
And I have to admit, MAC filtering totally escaped my mind. Good thought.
The aircard bit was a bit of a joke, honestly. I'd rather just dial through a modem than an aircard most of the time. :P
edit : i get it ...
Set up a dns so that only mac addresses that you allow are allowed a ip. That wont help with him intercepting broadcast data, so use the security above.
Also, a friend of a friend whom was really snarky saw someone was stealing his bandwidth. So he set up that persons mac address that any and all webpages they would attempt to go to. Any pictures on the page would display goatse instead.
Oh and if possible, use dd-wrt firmware.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/dd-wrtv3/index.php
LOL, awesome.
Personally, I would bring it to the attention of his boss if he works at the cafe. If he's doing it at your home, then take it to his parents (if he's still with them, which I assume he is).
A) I think that you can only allow access to certain Mac Addresses from your router, so if his isn't there, even if he knows all your passes and whatnot he would still not be able to connect to your network. That's what a friend told me, I'm not sure if it's possible though.
i was just gonna say break his fingers...:poly122:
Unless I'm mistaken,
-There are Linux apps that can detect non-broadcast SSIDs, so that's not going to help
-WEP encryption can be hacked in just a few minutes, at most, a few years ago, it normally took days while an app would search for "interesting packets" of wireless info, and now some hacking tools basically force the router to release such packets
-WPA and WPA2, not sure what the status is for that encryption, but I'd imagine someone who has no life would find a way around it
-there are ways to mess with the guy, being able to blur, invert, change, etc. websites that he goes to (just Google for a while, you'll find varying methods)
All in all, I'd just use multiple layers of security, like good encryption, turning off the wireless when it's not in use, etc.
Also, for some more GOOD NEWS, there are some Linux apps that can create thousands of fake LANs/IPs. Just google something like "LINUX app creates thousands fake Lans" and you'll find some info on it.
Well, I guess that would work as well. If the TS is feeling charitable.
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows2000/AdminTips/Security/ProtectWirelessAccessUsingMACAddressFilters.html
Still id like to have a reason to break some fingers,
so is there any programm that shows me how many ppl are accesing my router?
Maybe the info is shown somewhere in the router?
sweet, I said ultimately twice in one sentence!
Justin: No system is 100% secure. Ever.
All you can do i make it as hard as possible for the offender to gain access.
PSHHH, What if I don't have internet? owned.
But really, Why would this teen steal your interwebz? prejudice?