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    How secure is your wireless?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by adr_vdr, Jan 17, 2008.

  1. adr_vdr

    adr_vdr Notebook Consultant

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    HI Guys,

    Does anyone here know of a program that can actually monitor your wireless network, as in detect if someone is trying to connect to it or not.

    I have a wireless connection(WAP), and i want to be able to see if someone is connected to my network, or atempting to connect.

    I'm using Vista 32 Ultimate, avast and windows firewall, is this enough to keep my network secured?

    I have tried many applications, but none of them did the job, like wireshark for ex , was too deep and complex, i don't want to analyze packages and things like that...

    Thanks in advance
     
    adr_vdr, Jan 17, 2008
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    If you're running WAP you're probably pretty safe.
     
    ZaZ, Jan 17, 2008
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  3. blue68f100

    blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Most routers have a logging feature. Have it log failed attempts. As your network grows you may want to run a SMNP server (Advent OpManager) to receive errors/trouble/traps that your hardware encounters.
     
    blue68f100, Jan 17, 2008
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  4. caveman

    caveman Notebook Consultant

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    I use wireless N with WPA2-personal which people can't hack. And it has two firewalls built into the router and then I got onecare on the systems. And I have never had a problem. The router is a Dlink DIR-625
     
    caveman, Jan 17, 2008
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  5. adr_vdr

    adr_vdr Notebook Consultant

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    thank you all for sharing
     
    adr_vdr, Jan 17, 2008
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    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    WPA2-personal here to. Not that I'm skilled in this area, but I definitely haven't been able to steal the key :D.
     
    pixelot, Jan 17, 2008
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    TheCynical1 Notebook Consultant

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    Same here...I have the D-Link DGL-4500 Router. Comes with an OLED display so I can get a quick look just to see if any wireless network activity is happening at any particular moment without having to log into the router itself.

    So far, the only person who's done any wireless on my router is...me :D
     
    TheCynical1, Jan 17, 2008
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  8. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    agree with all above, but there are a couple of programs that will monitor your network for intruders.

    ManageEngine Wifi
    My Wifi Zone

    There is also another one that I used to use, but just cannot remember its name.....crap....

    try googling for "wifi intruder detection"
     
    gerryf19, Jan 18, 2008
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  9. new2notebook

    new2notebook Notebook Enthusiast

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    When I connected my Sirius radio (has built in wifi to stream music) my computer popped up a message saying that another device had connected to the network. I'm just using whatever default software came from HP when I got my computer last week. Your comp may have some software on it by default also that would inform you of another device connecting.
     
    new2notebook, Jan 18, 2008
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  10. ahl395

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    Network Magic is what i use
     
    ahl395, Jan 19, 2008
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  11. adr_vdr

    adr_vdr Notebook Consultant

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    @ahl395

    exactly what i wanted clean and good interface.

    Thanks very much!
     
    adr_vdr, Jan 19, 2008
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  12. Patrick

    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    I can get you wpa2 password within an hour If I really wanted to. It IS better that wep, and will keep most people off it, but if someone is determined, they can always get it.
     
    Patrick, Jan 19, 2008
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  13. blue68f100

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    Most any thing is hackable if given enough time. But in general hackers are looking for easy picking, unless your company has info that is worth $$ on the back market.

    If your WPA(2) is random generated using ALL printable chr and max length (63), I don't think yoiu have any thing to worry about. But another way in is through ADMIN PW if you have remote admin active. This too needs to be a very strong pw.
     
    blue68f100, Jan 20, 2008
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    Your Welcome. Anytime
     
    ahl395, Jan 20, 2008
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  15. knightingmagic

    knightingmagic Notebook Deity

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    O RLY?

    For me, my network is safe enough. It's encrypted with WPA-PSK (AES) with a 63-character password.
     
    knightingmagic, Jan 20, 2008
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