Question:
Broadcasting SSID
Do you broadcast your SSID? I live in an area where everyone broadcasts their SSID. I would say 3/4 use encryption. What do you people do? If I broadcast my SSID what are the advantages and disadvantages. If someone surfs on my network, so what? What exactly happens? If I surf on someone else's network can the administrator figure out what is going on? There are just questions running in my head.
I personally don't broadcast my SSID and I use WEP encryption. Do these measures actually protect us in any way? Are our 'airwaves secure'?
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The obvious disadvantage is if they connect to your network, they are using up your bandwidth. But, from a security standpoint, they could intercept data, launch viruses, and if they are doing something illegal it will get tracked back to your ISP and then back to your netowrk.
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there is also mac filtering, you can set the router to only accept certain computers based on its name and nic mac number.
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EricM
Is there software that is mainstream that intercepts data on the airwaves? Is that a widespread problem
RadcomTxx
Thanks for the reminder. I forgot about the MAC address limitations.
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There is packet sniffing software out there, But I don't think this forum is the place for me to get into that. As an IT professional, I don't really want to give out alot of information on that :)[:D]
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Any way to protect ourselves from that Packet sniffing software (ie Starbucks, Airport)?
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