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Hi Dana, Eric, Jack, Bar,
Thanks a lot for your advices. I configured my LAN with WEP wireless
security, since the current wireless card does not support WPA security. All
is working fine.
However I learned from your input that it is better to go for WPA security.
Also you pointed that if I update my wireless card driver with Belkin it
should support the new WPA security feature. So I will try to update my
driver and will go ahead with the WPA security configuration.
Thanks again to all for the useful information
Best regards, Anton
"Dana Brash" <dbrash@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uN3AOYxtEHA.260@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Good point with renaming the SSID, but why would you recommend WEP over
> WPA? WEP hasn't been secure for years, and can be hacked very quickly.
>
> Here's the tool:
> http://www.cr0.net:8040/code/network/aircrack/
>
> Here's the discussion:
>
http://www.isaac.cs.berkeley.edu/isaac/wep-faq.html
>
http://www.cs.umd.edu/~waa/wireless.html
>
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/1368661
>
> WEP is better than nothing by a very small margin, but since Anton has the
> ability to use WPA, I would very much recommend going with that.
>
>
>
> --
> HTH,
> =d=
>
>
> Dana Brash
> MCSE, MCDBA, MCSA
>
> dbrash@gmail.com
>
> "BAR" <BAR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7E1C5537-C1CA-4363-BD30-3060C1E6537B@microsoft.com...
>> Ensure you set a unique SSID and not accpet the default.
>>
>> Broadcasting your SSID may not be wise, as it just identifies a target
>> for
>> someone who is actively seeking to havk; be it for the purposes of
>> obtaing
>> free internet access or to do harm to your network devices.
>>
>> For additional security you can and should use Wired Equivalent Privacy
>> (WEP) algorithm: and set this at 64bit: you can then choose a combination
>> of
>> 10 hexadecimal characters [0-9 + A-F], again for this may I recommend you
>> select your mobile phone number as it is 10 characters long and not known
>> to
>> all your neighbours.
>>
>> Additionally you can set the Access Point to only allow access to
>> specific
>> units, where you would enter their MAC address, again a series of Hex
>> numbers, usually found on the Wireless Card plugged into the Laptops or
>> other
>> desktop PCs.
>>
>>
>> "Dana Brash" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Anton,
>>>
>>> First step would be to read the manual:
>>>
http://web.belkin.com/support/download/files/F5D7230-4_80211g_Manual.pdf
>>>
>>> Here are the full specs for your card.
>>> FAQ: What are the wireless specifications for the F5D7001 802.11g
>>> Wireless
>>> Desktop Network Card?
>>>
http://web.belkin.com/support/kb/kb.asp?a=3795&langid=1
>>>
>>> It is important to note that, according to these specs, your card can
>>> use
>>> WPA.
>>>
>>> I would make 3 basic recommendations. You can also choose to lock down
>>> things like ping (ICMP) and what not as well. Review these options in
>>> the
>>> manual. For starters, you should (in no particular order):
>>>
>>> 1. Set Encryption
>>> You should use WPA-PSK. Pick a long, random key. Don't waste your time
>>> with
>>> WEP, it's been hacked for years.
>>> How to do it on your router:
>>> Start on Page 49 of the Manual
>>> also here:
>>> http://search.belkin.com/cgi-bin/MsmGo.exe?grab_id=98&EXTRA_ARG=&CFGNAME=MssFindEN%2Ecfg&host_id=42&page_id=9110272&query=F5D72304%2A&hiword=F5D72304%2A+
>>>
>>>
>>> Once you've got it configured on the router, you just go into the
>>> properties
>>> of the Wireless settings in Windows and ADD a wireless network with the
>>> correct properties. The information on the properties must match what's
>>> on
>>> the router.
>>>
>>> 2. Turn off Broadcast SSID ~~ at least then you're not
>>> advertising...(manual
>>> page 44)
>>>
>>> 3. Enable MAC filtering on the AP (manual page 61)
>>>
>>> *****
>>> Or, you can move here to China where we've got the best wireless
>>> security of
>>> all: 20cm thick cement and brick walls. (and those are just the
>>> internals!)
>>>
>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> *****
>>>
>>> --
>>> HTH,
>>> =d=
>>>
>>>
>>> Dana Brash
>>> MCSE, MCDBA, MCSA
>>>
>>> dbrash@gmail.com
>>>
>>> "Anton" <ratchevat@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23ayO88etEHA.3044@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > Currently I have LAN (Local Area Network): one desktop and one
>>> > notebook
>>> > computers with Win XP Professional SP2 installed on both of them.
>>> >
>>> > They are connected via Belkin 802.11g Wireless DSL/Cable Gateway
>>> > Router
>>> > F5D 7230-4 to a
>>> > cable modem. My notebook is wirelessly connected to the router with
>>> > Belkin
>>> > 802.11g Wireless Notebook Network Card F5D7010. The desktop has wired
>>> > Ethernet connection to the router.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Can you please advice how exactly I should properly configure the
>>> > wireless
>>> > security of my LAN taking into account the following additional
>>> > information:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > About the Router
>>> > a.. Currently the wireless security is "disabled" It could be changed
>>> > to
>>> > "WPA-PSK" or "128 bit WEP" or "64 bit WEP"
>>> > b.. The feature Use as Access Point is "disabled"
>>> > c.. Wireless bridge is "enabled"
>>> >
>>> > About the Wireless card
>>> >
>>> > a.. Wireless interface compliance with the IEEE 802.11b standard and
>>> > 54g
>>> > products
>>> > b.. 64 or 128 bit Wireless (WEP) Encryption
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I read many articles and tried to make use of the new SP2 wireless
>>> > security features but without success.
>>> >
>>> > What I need is a detailed step-by-step procedure to address how to
>>> > make
>>> > secure the wireless part of my LAN configuration as described above.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Thanks in advance, A. Ratchev
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
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