How many wireless networks can you see from your House/apt?

[Mickey Eye]

Then protect it, go to it's setup and activate a wep key. Remember to copy and paste that wep key and make sure you've changed your password aswell (and take a note of the password....I forgot mine and had to reset the router last night).

 

[DivideBYZero]

WPA/PSK is better than WEP, if your router/cards can use it.

 

[meltdown75]

i'll see what i can do. i have a D-Link 614, that's probably not the right product #, but close.

 

[Mickey Eye]

Yeah I suggested WEP because not all can WPA, I didn't know shlt about it when I bought my router. Just needed something and took one someone had returned because they didn't know how to set it up (read: Couldn't follow simple instructions).

What's your router Meltdown?

 

[Mickey Eye]

There are 2 versions of that, has it got one arial or two?

 

[JRock]

WEP is better then nothing... but if you were cool you would use WPA2-TKIP w/ RADIUS
Maybe EAP-TLS

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Mickey Eye
There are 2 versions of that, has it got one arial or two?

two

 

[Mickey Eye]

Step 1 Log into the web-based configuration by opening up a web browser and typing in the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1).

Step 2 The default username is admin (all lower case) and the password is blank (nothing). Click OK.

Step 3 Click on the Home tab and then click Wireless on the left hand side.

Step 4 Select WPA-PSK using the radio buttons.

Step 5 Enter a key (passphrase). The key is an alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63 characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. Make sure you enter this key exactly the same on all other wireless clients.

Step 6 Click on the Apply button then click on the Continue button to save your settings.

Note: If you are configuring your router from a wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity as soon as you click Apply. You must enable WPA-PSK on your adapter and enter the same exact passphrase as you entered on your router.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Mickey Eye
Step 1 Log into the web-based configuration by opening up a web browser and typing in the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1).

Step 2 The default username is admin (all lower case) and the password is blank (nothing). Click OK.

Step 3 Click on the Home tab and then click Wireless on the left hand side.

Step 4 Select WPA-PSK using the radio buttons.

Step 5 Enter a key (passphrase). The key is an alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63 characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. Make sure you enter this key exactly the same on all other wireless clients.

Step 6 Click on the Apply button then click on the Continue button to save your settings.

Note: If you are configuring your router from a wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity as soon as you click Apply. You must enable WPA-PSK on your adapter and enter the same exact passphrase as you entered on your router.

thank-you very much for this info. & YGPM :beer:

 

[Mickey Eye]

No problem, though the :beer: belongs to whoever wrote this.

[edit]Incidently, I didn't know that WEP slowed it down, so I will be changing mine when I get home.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Mickey Eye
Step 1 Log into the web-based configuration by opening up a web browser and typing in the IP address of the router (192.168.0.1).

Step 2 The default username is admin (all lower case) and the password is blank (nothing). Click OK.

Step 3 Click on the Home tab and then click Wireless on the left hand side.

Step 4 Select WPA-PSK using the radio buttons.

Step 5 Enter a key (passphrase). The key is an alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63 characters long. The password can include symbols (!?*&_) and spaces. Make sure you enter this key exactly the same on all other wireless clients.

Step 6 Click on the Apply button then click on the Continue button to save your settings.

Note: If you are configuring your router from a wireless adapter, you will lose connectivity as soon as you click Apply. You must enable WPA-PSK on your adapter and enter the same exact passphrase as you entered on your router.

thank-you very much for this info. & YGPM :beer:

Double check your adapter on your comp can do WPA before you config the router, outerwise you'll have to hook up with a cable to turn it off again.

 

[mzkhadir]

3

 

[Syrch]

5 and i can get to 4 of them and do whatever i want to their pc's if i wanted to

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: OBW96
only one, and its mine.

 

[bigrash]

usually around 10

 

[iamwiz82]

Just one, mine. The houses here are not that close together.

 

[MrAnderson]

I can see 5-6 and can access 2

 

[aidanjm]

only one, it's mine with WEP and MAC address filtering

 

[desy]

4 inc mine and I live in a town of 350
2 open 2 closed

 

[JRock]

This is why I don't use WEP.

 

[Feldenak]

I can see 2, one of which is mine. Both are locked, I never tried to break into the other network. Mine is locked with WPA-PSK, MAC filtering, and SSID broadcast disabled.

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: Feldenak
I can see 2, one of which is mine. Both are locked, I never tried to break into the other network. Mine is locked with WPA-PSK, MAC filtering, and SSID broadcast disabled.

i have the same set up except i don't have SSID disabled

if a friend comes over do they just add the network and it will connect?

also i can only see my network and another unencrypted one that has very low signal, and suprisingly its one of the houses that is the furthest away (but i guess still in range some how)

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: Feldenak
I can see 2, one of which is mine. Both are locked, I never tried to break into the other network. Mine is locked with WPA-PSK, MAC filtering, and SSID broadcast disabled.

i have the same set up except i don't have SSID disabled

if a friend comes over do they just add the network and it will connect?

also i can only see my network and another unencrypted one that has very low signal, and suprisingly its one of the houses that is the furthest away (but i guess still in range some how)

I'm not sure. My work lappy connects automatically and the two desktops I have are wired. I also changed the default password.

My router

 

[GamerExpress]

3

 

[BriGy86]

my password is changed as well, but i have a netgear