Wireless Security

[KouklatheCat]

I bought a Linksys wireless router with four wired ports. I have all my desktops hooked into the wired ports and im using the wireless for my laptop. Im looking for adivce on setting up security on my system, I dont want the neighbors to see all the pron ive downloaded LOL

Im running XP Pro on my desktops and Win 98 on my laptop.

Also what is a good program (preferably freeware) that will show my signal strenght?

 

[n0cmonkey]

Limit MAC addresses is one thing you can do. You probably also want to use WEP, although it gives you very little security.

 

[Soybomb]

Turn off beacon trasmits
limit it by mac addresses
enable wep (easy to break, but in practice who is going to sit for a week to collect enough weak packets to break it?)

Most cards should come with a utility that will monitor signal strength too, but if you don't have one try www.netstumbler.com

 

[Nothinman]

enable wep (easy to break, but in practice who is going to sit for a week to collect enough weak packets to break it?)

If I noticed someone in my apartment building with a WAP running I would just for the hell of it, and it would be cheaper and less work than buying another card and setting up my current Linux router as a WAP =)