Hidden SSID

[zone23]

Originally Posted by clueless25

this is the first time in 2 yrs i've bothered to try & use the wifi... hacking is a serious issue around here because they dont just climb on for access they steal information.. its badddd around here.

Well like I said hiding your SSID isn't going to cut it. You need WPA2-PSK it will work perfect if you unhide your SSID. It changes key every-time your device connects, making it much more difficult to intercept the key or keys. WEP uses the same key every time you connect so hackers intercept pieces of the key then eventually assemble all the info until they get the hole key. I know you feel better when the network is "Hidden" but is it really? If it was nothing would ever find it. As far as I know WPA2 has not been hacked it is secure.

[clueless25]

Its linksys's dualband.. im surprised it wouldnt have the -PSK part.. its not an old one.. hummm.. there is TSK.. but thats the same was wep.. which im not using wep but there is a key. none the less and your right about them coming in. 64 num/alpha would take them less then 2 hrs

Originally Posted by zone23

Well like I said hiding your SSID isn't going to cut it. You need WPA2-PSK it will work perfect if you unhide your SSID. It changes key every-time your device connects, making it much more difficult to intercept the key or keys. WEP uses the same key every time you connect so hackers intercept pieces of the key then eventually assemble all the info until they get the hole key. I know you feel better when the network is "Hidden" but is it really? If it was nothing would ever find it. As far as I know WPA2 has not been hacked it is secure.

[EGOvoruhk]

Originally Posted by zone23

You need WPA2-PSK it will work perfect if you unhide your SSID. It changes key every-time your device connects, making it much more difficult to intercept the key or keys

No it doesn't. The key is always the same, it's the higher encryption rate that makes it harder to crack

[clueless25]

onby thing i did do.. so i wont get locked out of the admin anymore was to change the initial address for the login.. that is a neat feature andi can change it as often as i like and i did put a very strict limit on number of connections... and added only my devices to it.. someone mentioned if I make it unhidden, allowed the phone to connect then rehide it that should work.. However, there was a micheal on my phones wifimonster when trying your suggestion... that was dam fast..