Wirless security question

bushmins · 27 Apr 2009 at 06:33

I have a Linksys wireless router, i have WPA2 Personal security enabled.
I have my WPA password.

What is to stop someone getting a wireless laptop near my router getting into the '192.168.1.1' setup facility and getting my password as its plainly written on the Wireless security screen.

binaryknight · 27 Apr 2009 at 06:42

the wpa security itself should be enabled for all ips over wireless even 192.168.1.1
ontop of that you should have a router password?

wired ethernet clearly will bypass the wpa but the router password will still be in effect

bushmins · 27 Apr 2009 at 06:47

Ah, i have to actually be connected to the wireless router via hard connection or wireless to actually be able to get onto the 192.168.1.1 address.

Doh!

Whats the router password? I have the default 'admin' password to get into the address but im not sure how to change that.

yashiro · 27 Apr 2009 at 06:48

What is to stop someone getting a wireless laptop near my router getting into the '192.168.1.1' setup facility and getting my password as its plainly written on the Wireless security screen.

They would need to be on your network to do that.
Thus they would need to crack WPA2 or guess your WPA2 password.

Kennysevenfold · 27 Apr 2009 at 06:51

look into mac filtering

Burnsy2023 · 27 Apr 2009 at 10:27

Kennysevenfold said:
look into mac filtering

MAC filtering is a bit of a security misnomer, it provides very little pratical security.

obilvion82 · 27 Apr 2009 at 14:49

ANSWERS IN CHANGING THE DEFAULT PASSWORD. LOOK UP ON THE NET TO FIND SETTINGS FOR YOUR ROUTER