people with unsecured internet networks?

[MonkeyNews]

Your computer has to send its MAC address out. How else would the router know it is on the "approved" list?

Sniff that and then spoof it (with software) and jobs a good one...

Pretty much a man-in-the-middle attack, those sneaky beggers.

 

[Wicksta]

Using an unsecured network is fine, but breaking in to networks (regardless of the **** poor WEP encryption) is outright wrong

I would only do it in an utter emergency (hey, internet being down counts as that doesn't it? ).

 

[Things change I've changed]

Your computer has to send its MAC address out. How else would the router know it is on the "approved" list?

Sniff that and then spoof it (with software) and jobs a good one...

Pretty much, sniffing and spoofing a MAC address is child's play these days, can be done in a matter of minutes, as you say WPA2 with a long alphanumeric string is the way to go.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I love GD. Thread about WIFI security turns into one about getting raped.

I know I laughed hard.

 

[Chives]

Had WPA enabled but thanks to this thread now changed it to WPA2-PSK, anyone know what PSK means?

 

[tntcoder]

Had WPA enabled but thanks to this thread now changed it to WPA2-PSK, anyone know what PSK means?

Pre-shared key, it basically means you're using a shared secret password that is already known with WPA2, which is what you want

 

[kmufc77]

The big problem is even though most people have a secured wireless network,its not hard at all for some people to decrypt and steal the bandwidth anyway.

I have roughly 5 unsecured wireless networks available as i speak,some people just dont understand the importance of having a secured network?

 

[Chives]

Pre-shared key, it basically means you're using a shared secret password that is already known with WPA2, which is what you want

Cheers, in encryption technique I can either set TKIP or AES. Which one is the better of the two?

 

[tntcoder]

Cheers, in encryption technique I can either set TKIP or AES. Which one is the better of the two?

AES - rock solid, TKIP has known issues.

 

[Chives]

AES - rock solid, TKIP has known issues.

Thank you.
Could someone now confirm that these settings are correct.

 

[HEADRAT]

If you router can do AES then do that

 

[Chives]

If you router can do AES then do that

Image was supposed to come but hasn't one sec headrat.

 

[Westyfield2]

WPA2 TKIP+AES is what our access points use .


I've got no issues "stealing" someones open connection. But although I've got the tools (KisMAC) I wouldn't try and crack the password to a secure network or packet-sniff the open network. That's wrong.

 

[Ev0]

The big problem is even though most people have a secured wireless network,its not hard at all for some people to decrypt and steal the bandwidth anyway.

Not too sure of that myself, with a suitable key a WPA2-AES encrypted connection isn't exactly going to be easy to crack.

 

[kmufc77]

Not too sure of that myself, with a suitable key a WPA2-AES encrypted connection isn't exactly going to be easy to crack.

It can be done though

 

[tntcoder]

It can be done though

How?

 

[Ev0]

It can be done though

I'm not doubting it can't be done, but you said it wasn't hard, which I'd dispute.

 

[markweatherill]

radio 2 yesterday

They picked it up from R.Littlejohn in the Daily Mail and I'm amazed the article is still here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1323698/Tony-Martin-know-deal-Google.html
as it's frankly a parody of itself.

 

[crackerman]

Mine is unsecured, thing is I live in a no through road, nearest neighbour half a mile away, and a quarter mile long lane so there is little point.

 

[tntcoder]

Mine is unsecured, thing is I live in a no through road, nearest neighbour half a mile away, and a quarter mile long lane so there is little point.

What about the problem of wireless sniffing UAVs flying over your house!!?!