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Linksys Wireless Router Security

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by gforce44 2 views

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I have a linksys wrt54g wireless router, I often check the DHCP table and see several unknown users using my resource to access the internet. Does anyone else have this problem and how do you stop them?

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by vinitogupta

Hi,
Just enable your wep security in your linksys router with your own wep key that will prevent others to access internet through your network.

thanks

by huoml

there was an article here, in techrepublic, that talked about the wireless router security. You may want to search for it.

In short, it advises to use WPA/WPA2 and passphrase atleast 10 characters long.

If your router does not support WPA/WPA2, check WEP. Also you could turn on MAC filtering. This will prevent the casual users from using your router for internet access.

-H

by twors88

I find it o be the most effective way of getting people out, especially if they know how to hack the encryption of the network.

by twar1104

Can someone please explain to me specifically how you set up the Wep? When I've tried, I loose my connection completely. thanks

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