advantages of static ip over dhcp

Duouk2000

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From a security point of view is there any? Or is automatic dhcp enough?

Just want to make sure my wireless network is as safe as possible :)
 
almost none, if someone has spent all that time getting past wep or whatever then a lack of an ip address would harldy slow them down. WEP or WPA is going to be enough for the average user.
 
Cheers guys, got wpa-psk set up along with everything else so i should be ok unless the old lady next door has some leet hacking skills or something :D
 
Got that as well, changed my static ip, changed the ssid name, disabled ssid broadcasting and changed my password (which i forgot 5 minutes later :rolleyes: gona have to reset it next time i want to use it). I'd be using wpa2 but my psp can't seem to connect when i do so i'm using the earlier one for now.
 
I cant help but think that all this is incredibly OTT for a home connection. For one the range on WLAN's is so rubbish that hardly anyone is going to be able to see it, and secondly how many people even know how to connect to an unsecured network let alone an encrypted one.

I just use 64bit wep with everything else unrestricted, its enough for any random pc to not try and connect to it automatically.
 
Jez said:
I cant help but think that all this is incredibly OTT for a home connection. For one the range on WLAN's is so rubbish that hardly anyone is going to be able to see it, and secondly how many people even know how to connect to an unsecured network let alone an encrypted one.

I just use 64bit wep with everything else unrestricted, its enough for any random pc to not try and connect to it automatically.
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Mmmm, took my laptop to a friends the other day. 7 wireless networks in range of his living room. That's why security is important.
 
What extra effort does just turning WPA-PSK on involve?

Almost nothing... it's stupid not to at least do that, really.
 
lucasade1 said:
Don't forget a MAC access list too, that gives me added peace of mind :)
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It isn't worth the bother. If someone has gone to the bother of hacking your PSK, then cloning a MAC address is trivial to say the least.

Plus it can be a pain having to allow other MAC addresses when you want others to connect to your wireless network.
 
Jez said:
I cant help but think that all this is incredibly OTT for a home connection. For one the range on WLAN's is so rubbish that hardly anyone is going to be able to see it, and secondly how many people even know how to connect to an unsecured network let alone an encrypted one.

I just use 64bit wep with everything else unrestricted, its enough for any random pc to not try and connect to it automatically.
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Better safe than sorry, it's not like it took a long to set up or anything :)
 
Burbleflop said:
It isn't worth the bother. If someone has gone to the bother of hacking your PSK, then cloning a MAC address is trivial to say the least.

Plus it can be a pain having to allow other MAC addresses when you want others to connect to your wireless network.
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Too be honest, whenever anyone else wants to connect (which is about once a year) I just turn it off. In general I don't find it any hassle at all. Even though you could get a MAC cloner it's still just another feature which i'd rather be with than without.
 
Jez said:
I cant help but think that all this is incredibly OTT for a home connection. For one the range on WLAN's is so rubbish that hardly anyone is going to be able to see it, and secondly how many people even know how to connect to an unsecured network let alone an encrypted one.
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My next door neighbours (who I despise, complete chavs from hell family :() leave theirs unsecured, I got a 5/5 signal strength when I connected to their wlan.. by accident, of course. It also uses dhcp so I didn't have to bother sussing out the ip ranges. Oh, and using a simple batch file one can find all assigned ip addresses on that subnet and then look in any shared folders etc.

I am an analyst programmer and part of my job is to make sure our intranet/extranet sites are as tight as possible.. this means I am extremely familiar with Ethereal, nmap etc and it's a piece of cake to get a whole heap of info from an unsecured network.

It really isn't rocket science to join an unsecured wlan and steal their bandwidth, and of course you could d/l torrents to your hearts content safe in the knowledge if the RIAA tried to track you it would only lead back to the neighbours ;) Oh, yes you can delete all access logs from the router should you wish to cover your tracks..

For the sake of an extra 30secs setup time, it's criminal NOT to have your wlan secured..
 
Duouk2000 said:
Better safe than sorry, it's not like it took a long to set up or anything :)
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Why does it make things safer? Plucking an allowed MAC address out of a frame (albeit unencrypted or otherwise if you've hacked the WPA/WEP key) then cloning said MAC address is trivial to say the least.
 
yep im with the MAC filtering is useless camp on this one. Seriously if someone can break my WPA then im damn sure MAC spoofing is within their league.
I think a lot of people who neglect wifi security forget that you might as well stand out in the street and shout your username/passwords. Every time you visit a website you are broadcasting the cookies, every time you log into a forum there is your u/n and password in plain text, just like every time you check your email, your msn conversations are free for eavsdropping, the list goes on, this is why I will never use an unencypted network.
 
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