Wireless Security

"Anthony Farmer" wrote in news:4386a892$0$28309$ snipped-for-privacy@news.optusnet.com.au:

Activate WPA with a secure passphrase (20-63 randomly generated characters) for WPA-PSK or activate WPA2 (it's better but not every AP or wireless card has it).

Hello all I am a newbie to wireless and was wondering about security I am in a block of units and as far as I know I am the only one within Cooee using wireless is there a way to beef up my security

any replies grateful

cheers

Tony

Can't remember whether WPA is an option on that one, if it is go for that if not, you're pretty much stuck with a WEP key. Just remember to change it every 10 minutes if you're paranoid.

Don't bother trying to hide the SSID broadcasts or set MAC filters, they're redundant in the context of security.

David.

So Sorry David I have a dlink di-524 router and a adaptor card dlink dwl-g510

also a dlink moderm dsl-302g

cheers

Tony

With random characters, 16 is sufficient, and even 12 is probably enough. The advice for more than 20 characters applies to word-based passphrases.

many thankx Dave I will try WPA if I can get into it ..lol.. Tony